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Basking in the Sun
by Roger Crique (Age: 52)
copyright 08-25-2005


Age Rating: 7 to 127

 
These were the moments of my youth
To sunbathe after a cold shower
To regenerate, as lizards do
To feel the rays of the sun
To aspire the sun

Four bare cinder block walls
A dilapidated but clean toilet,
A rusty one inch pipe,
protruding four inches from the wall
And a life time of frustrations made up our family bathroom

The taps were old and rusty
I longed for that cold trickle of water
It sent shivers down my spine
But it was just a trickle
A very cold, steady trickle

Cuava soap; never a full bar on the soap dish
Lather up and clean behind the ears
But when I unlatched that rustic one-hinged door
And stepped into the sun,
Oh, how wonderful it felt, to sunbathe at noon

Culpable I was for the missing hinge
For I would lean on this old door
until the rays of the sun would warm my face
and that wonderful Caribbean sun would warm my heart




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09-06-2005 Regina Pate    

wish I could have been there. sounds fun.
08-25-2005 Brian Dickenson    

I know what you mean about that Caribbean sunshine.
We in the UK may have had better toilets, but you had the climate.
Some of the islands are magic to someone from a mild country like mine.
Thanks for awakening the memories.
Brian.
08-25-2005 David Pekrul    

Based on the descriptions in this write, your childhood sounded rather rustic but pleasant. It is good to have such wonderful memories. This is wonderfully written, and thanks for sharing.

A couple spelling errors:
"These where (should be 'were') the moments of my youth"
"Four bare cylinder (It think you meant 'cinder') block walls



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