Scenes from the Journey: Playmates

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Cellar doors

and coal chutes

used to provide access to basements

from the outside.

A cellar door slanted

from the side of your house

to the alley.

The door parted in the middle,

and you pulled up both sides

and laid them flat

to reveal the entrance.

When the door was ajar

you walked down steps to the cellar.

When the two sides were closed,

you and your playmate slid down the doors

and after sliding

you both climbed on the rain barrel

and became jolly friends

for evermore.

Scenes from the Journey