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What we saw back then
Reflecting on the past, looking back at a specific time.
Was the way it could have been
Imagining an alternate reality or potential outcomes.
Distilled like silver
Condensing memories or experiences, like distilling silver.
From the weeping willow tree
Describing a nostalgic scene, possibly sorrowful.
The old Massey Ferguson paint chipped red
Depicting a worn-out agricultural machine painted red.
The lurching engine and greasy axle
Describing a rattling engine and a dirty axle.
cs we flipped hay onto the trailer bed
Recalling manual labor, tossing hay onto a trailer bed.
Young and lean
Describing youthfulness and vitality.
Barely sixteen
Highlighting the age of the narrator, barely sixteen.
Weened on the twilight and sound of thrushes
Growing up with nature, influenced by the evening sounds.
Of riding the horses into the tree lined forest
Recollecting riding horses through a forest.
The old wood dump
Referring to an old wood dump, possibly a childhood memory.
The smell of grain from the mill
Recalling the scent of grain from a mill.
Your oily work gloves
Mentioning worn work gloves, indicating manual labor.
cnd the soft gray dust from the hayloft
Describing the residue of hay, a sensory memory.
Hanging like long fingers in the sunlight
Depicting a visual image of dust particles in sunlight.
The stomping of hooves and the twittering Of barn birds
Describing the sounds of hooves and barn birds.
We sampled the
Introducing a shift in focus to a shared experience.
Strawberry preserves out of the old jar
Recalling tasting strawberry preserves from a jar.
Without a spoon
Highlighting simplicity, eating without utensils.
cnd slept under stars
Recalling sleeping outdoors under the stars.
On blankets sweating dreams
Describing dreams experienced while sleeping on blankets.
The pastoral skittering Of field mice
Mentioning the natural sounds of field mice.
cnd the airstream jets overhead
Noting the presence of modernity with an airstream overhead.
This is what we saw back then
Reiterating what was witnessed in the past.
This is how it could have been
Restating the potential alternate reality or path.
when we were becoming James Dean....
Summarizing the theme of becoming like James Dean.
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