This is a repost. A lot of things have happened since. This day still stands out.
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I remember September 10th, 2001.
It was a Monday. I had scheduled a day off a couple of
weeks in advance, and we had made plans to go canoeing. The perfection
of the day was breathtaking.
Going past the landing, we paddled out into the Pamlico Sound. The breeze was in our faces, so it was slow going, but the water was calm enough for the canoe. We paddled almost all the way across, enjoying the exertion. When we turned around it was a fast run back to the creek, 20 minutes to cover what had taken a couple of hours going out.
We sat in the sun on the landing and ate and talked. After we loaded the canoe on the truck and started home, she fell asleep. I remember it so clearly because it was the last day of the old world. A carefree, gentle day on the water, shared with a fine woman. There will never be another day like it in my lifetime.
5 comments:
If I'm reading between the lines properly, I regret what followed.
Gorges,
Tomorrow is 9/11.
Hey ASM826
Agreed, we lost our innocence as a nation the next day. and I understood what you were driving at.
What can I say, sometimes I'm asleep at the wheel.
Last day of the old world -- yes indeed.
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