Running through the sprinkler on a hot summer afternoon
trying to win the “most graceful” contest
Sitting on the other side of Jackie Holden at the Plaza
Movie Theater – Both of us holding one of his hands.
Sitting on the bottom bunk bed reading a bedtime story to
Johndy and Ralph.
Watching the sunrise from her bedroom window.
The Dolly Sisters’ Act:
“We Have Been to Gay Paree”
Dancing on the table in her bedroom wearing our lavender
flowered recital dresses and pantaloons.
Swinging from the rope in her Grandmother’s barn in
Winnsboro.
Gathering moss and making bug houses.
Playing the Sabre Dance on her piano while I sat in the
glider on the porch.
Friday shows for the neighborhood in my garage.
Movie star hopscotch.
Picnics at Suttle’s Pool
Discovering a dead man in the woods off Eastway Drive
Spending the night at my house or hers every Friday night.
Making leaf furniture in Sylvia Arnold’s yard.
Making two story frog houses in her sand box.
Seeing who could make the longest jump from her swings in
the back yard.
Making houses out of newspapers in my attic on a rainy
afternoon.
The Christmas we both got gold stretchy bracelets.
-BVW
-BVW
