Born In The Middle Of A Decade

My soul was born long before

KTHT Prompt — “Dancing With My Wildflowered Heart

I was 5 when Janis and Jimi died

The Monkees, The Partridge Family, HR PuffinStuff, The Bugaloos, and of course The Jackson 5 — All made my Saturday mornings come alive

Bill Tush “anchored” a “morning news show” while toilets flushed in the background —numerous unplanned and unrehearsed antics- creativity had its way — who knew it would become CNN one day? Why was I awake at 3 am anyway — just like today?

The chords of The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” and “The Long and Winding Road” spoke to the “old soul”! At my parents’ home -a Beatles’ album sleeve still graces my bedroom door.

I was 5 when Paul McCartney’s self-interview hit the press. Perhaps he was simply promoting his solo venture. Words perhaps better left unsaid — basically caused a huge amount of brokenness!

As my friends and I walked to school — I would pick flowers = not for teachers but to put in my hair — bangled bracelets and the love for sheer -flowing — cardigans even in high school — let me know Janis was there.

Although the butt of jokes today, Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and Zoom helped show us the way. No text or email but a “pen pal” over 2000 miles away.

The Universe sent me to Earth in the spring. At times my birthday would fall on Easter and would always fall in the glorious week of “Spring Break”. Arts Festivals/Dogwood Festivals were always something to look forward to and continues today!

Memories of musical chords flowers, beautiful jewelry, tambourines, chiffon cardigans, and “educational” television shows were all planted in my heart as wildflowers.

When my heart becomes heavy, the wildflowers emerge to kill the weeds of unhappy memories that spring up. My heart is invited to dance as I listen to the music of beautiful memories.

I dance with the wildflowers of my heart!