indeed they built it! (updated)

indeed 

they built it.

they used their hands

and their 

excitement and built it...

well almost.

they really built it 

but they had help...

well 

they did.

their cool lemonade stand 

was a gift.

they unwrapped it and 

they had helped to build it.

the lemonade...

well mom most
likely bought the ingredients 

and they helped 

mix the ingredients.  

they set up their afternoon 

business at the end of their drive way.

their dad wagged out the ice chest 

filled with their yellow liquid gold!

i drove by just in time

to see the last pieces of their 

business come together.  

i turned around because i 

remember when my friend 

susan and i 

built a similar business 

with the help of her mother

my second mother....

ann.

i remember the first customer 

that rush of success

that feeling of 

wow

someone actually noticed our work

and stopped. 

i saw the same 

expression on the faces of the 

two young boys who filled 

a cup up with 

their delicious 

fresh

south jersey 

lemonade.

i drove away 

feeling good.

i was no longer thirsty

i had helped make the dreams 

of two young boys come true

and i was filled with 

precious memories 

from my own 

story.

i'm a sucker 

for a lemonade stand!

come to think of it 
this is the fourth 
lemonade stand 
in the fourth 
city i lived in 
that i have enjoyed
in the past few years.

i hope they
build it 
again. 

who knows 
maybe they will
behind a podium 
one day in the future
speaking a 
speech
about the day 
they built it
with the help of
the ones who love them
and of course me...
their first customer!

i'll be there in my 
early eighties 
helping to tell their 
story...

well...
it could happen.