Searching for Yesterdays
Les feuilles mortes
The falling leaves drift by the window
The falling leaves of red and gold
The little young kid was cuddled in the drape at the left hand side of the bay window. His name was Choo, the spelling is unknown nevertheless he might not pronounce his own name and had really welcomed that. Memory is specified to begin about 4, so that would be his age and this would be amongst his earliest.
A little female was cuddled in the drape at the right-hand male side of the bay window. She was his sis and was 2 years more vibrant. She had a sensational name nevertheless he did not think she required it yet so he called her Podge.
They were both taking pleasure in the leaves fall from exceptionally high trees on the far side of a huge thick lawn. As a leaf wandered from side to side on the wind their eyes would follow it lost in the marvel of their dreams.
The afternoon was attracting and rapidly their Nanny, Lily, would appear with something sweet to take in. Lily had to do with sixteen and from the town. It needs to have wanted 4 o’clock on a fall afternoon in the Cotswolds.
A fall of 1943 when war was tearing the world asunder.
YANKEE DOODLE WENT TO TOWN
Yankee doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
He stuck a plume in his hat,
and called it macaroni.
Lily and the little young kid waited the road to see the columns of American tanks roll by.
The little young kid had in fact never ever had chocolate prior to. When Lily specified that it was for her the youngster reacted that was a ludicrous principle; she was simply a woman and naturally it was for him.
There were Canadian soldiers on the farm. They were Empire and not yanks and Choo would go and talk to them seriously about weapons and things. The weapons were as high as he was.
Choo had a Shetland pony. He and his friends would take it to ride around the woods and hills and fields. The world might be at war nevertheless a little young kid may still walk his native land without concern.
One day more Americans pertained to the farm and made use of some sheds as offices. They were making a film and they preferred some kids with a pony in their motion picture. Choo and his buddies registered.
This lasted 2 weeks, nevertheless Choo might not count time, and they had in fact burnt out and returned to going over the hills. The producer had in fact needed to rustle up some town kids and Choo lost his possibility at popularity.
And such was the exploitation of England’s kids by the yanks throughout the war.
The little kid was curled up in the drape at the left hand side of the bay window. The world might be at war nevertheless a little young kid may still walk his native land without concern.
The little young kid was cuddled in the drape at the left hand side of the bay window. The world might be at war nevertheless a little young kid may still walk his native land without concern.
The little kid was curled up in the drape at the left hand side of the bay window. A little girl was curled up in the drape at the finest hand side of the bay window. The world might be at war nevertheless a little young kid may still walk his native land without concern.