M-e-m-o-r-i-e-s

During radio listening

nights long ago

Orphan Annie and other

family programs

such as I Love Lucy

meant sharing pop corn

giggling and a

bowl of ice cream

on the way.

One day I earned

my pay when

duty called to help

a damsel in distress-

strapped on

birthday cap-guns

flipped on

my cowboy hat

leaped upon my horse.