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Christmas 1965, Reprised
The gift is in a box, with tacky red and green striped paper and matching red bow, tucked under the arm of a weary man with a brown wool cap pulled down over his quickly graying hair, shuffling up the steps of his son’s brownstone; he is finally, able to fulfill he wishes of a 9 year-old, boy that had grown up waiting for him.
The green and white toy truck, with big black tires and a Dinosaur on the side, is a toy that every little boy wants, deserves, even if he has to wait 20 years. The recipient of this gift has his own children and an almost decade long marriage; the giver is trying to make up for lost time.
We all know we can’t turn the clock back and fix our mistakes; but what we do with the time we have, by trying to make things right or at least better, is doing all we can do.
“Merry Christmas, son.”
“Thanks Pop,” he says, and chuckles at the eccentricity of his old man; one can hear the appreciation in his warm laugh; and feel the chasm left from the 20 year old Christmas debt, get a little smaller.
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The green and white toy truck, with big black tires and a Dinosaur on the side, is a toy that every little boy wants, deserves, even if he has to wait 20 years. The recipient of this gift has his own children and an almost decade long marriage; the giver is trying to make up for lost time.
We all know we can’t turn the clock back and fix our mistakes; but what we do with the time we have, by trying to make things right or at least better, is doing all we can do.
“Merry Christmas, son.”
“Thanks Pop,” he says, and chuckles at the eccentricity of his old man; one can hear the appreciation in his warm laugh; and feel the chasm left from the 20 year old Christmas debt, get a little smaller.
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Comment by Scarlett Rose on June 25, 2009 at 7:39pm -
Beautiful, I agree. Lovely ending.
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Comment by Leon Jackson Davenport on June 25, 2009 at 11:11am -
Thanks, all for your kind comments.
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Comment by Laurita on June 24, 2009 at 7:06am -
Beautiful, Leon. I love a happy ending.
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Comment by Pamila Payne on June 23, 2009 at 12:29pm -
Genuine and emotionally engaging. The ending was especially touching.
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Comment by JMac on June 22, 2009 at 9:37pm -
Man, I missed reading you, Leon.
Heart touching as always.
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Comment by mal on June 22, 2009 at 8:25pm -
Great story Leon, I had a toy truck when I was young too,and I played with it for ages.....Mal.
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Comment by Harry on June 22, 2009 at 1:42pm -
Man, was that a Sinclair tanker truck? Dad probably had to go on Ebay to find one! Nice one Leon!
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Comment by Wendy on June 22, 2009 at 1:33pm -
God smiles and angels sing...I love a story with a happy ending. Nice read.
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