THE RAILROAD BRIDGE.,.

Tucked away, far away in time, was a memory she  had almost forgotten..
Something today reminded her of this near forgotten moment in time ..
It helped her remember the person, the young adventurer she thought she
always was ..
You see, at times, when she felt like being alone, she would walk the train
tracks that went right through the center her small town.
She'd walk the now abandon train tracks to the railroad bridge that crossed
the river below.  At that time though, trains were still going through
Her small sleepy town.
She would cautiously, very carefully, walk on each tar pitched railroad ties/planks
between the rails to the middle of that bridge to the next cement pillar.
 Her heart would begin to race with fear that a train
could come at any time.
Somehow, she masterfully jumped down to the cement  pillar below
the railroad tracks.  It was there below the railroad tracks, in the middle of a
river, she could actually sense  the wonder of her adventurous spirit.
Feeling the warm soft summer breeze and hear the sounds to the
river crashing into and against the pillar.  She loved watching the tiny mud swallows
darting in and out of their nests tucked neatly under the bridge.
Those wondrous days always felt as though time was standing still .
It was her sanctuary between rail  and water.
One day she etched their names  for time and eternity..
She wonders ... Has time erased the crude etchings of so very long ago ?
Her world was so very small and love was so very tender, so insatiably sweet..
She  closes her eyes, she can still see it so clearly ..
Yes, time seemed to stand still during those younger years of her life.
Life was so innocent, love was intense and happiness was that first
boy she once loved..
Many years have passed, as quickly as does the river below that railroad bridge.
 Still she can recall that young fresh faced girl who has traveled many more miles through some pretty rocky terrain since that time.
How she wished she could go back in time and tell that young girl
that her broken heart did mend..
She did meet and marry her Prince Charming.  Life wasn't always easy.
There will be some pretty rough  times ahead and that they raised a large family and she worked at a profession she truly loved .  In fact her life was much like walking across the
railroad bridge with those gaps between each railroad tie where she could see
the rushing current of  the river.  It always caused much fear and trepidation for her while crossing, but she always made it across .
She made it through life much like the brave adventurer she always thought she was when she was so young.
She would tell her younger self that her life turned out better than she had ever hoped it would.. This one valued lesson was for certain and she can proudly say .. out of the fear and through life's adventure, she had never gave  up on herself .

PatsyMcNutt Morgan
06/28/14