Yes, You Can

Sometimes you can really
go back to search for those
long-ago places of sentiment
that suddenly appear from
backstage in memory as we
reminisce and grow nostalgic
for what has passed. There are
times when a modicum of return
may be allotted so we can
glimpse what had been. Youth
cannot be recovered but a
brief escape to the places of
fond remembrance may still
be possible though time has
altered certain aspects of their
current reality. They may be
robust enough and sufficiently
unalterable as to retain their
firm scaffolding that makes them
unique, be it a neighbourhood,
a landscape, a cityscape, a
natural geological feature
famed for its quality of being
that featured large and unforgettable
in your very own storied past.