Going Home Again?

     I recently took account of the Now and Then of my hometown:
the kids

                                    The old drug store is now
                                            a gift shop where a few
                                     antiques are being sold.
                                            The barber shop  houses
                                     an information center
                                             where one can find places
                                      of interest in my old home town.
                                              Getting across Main Street
                                      was the objective for many of
                                               the kids because Sid's was
                                       always the place to go to
                                               pick up candy or soda.
                                      That, too, is gone; replaced by
                                               a real estate office                 
                                      which completely erases any
                                               need for taking a  chance.
                                      I guess it's true that you
                                               never can go home again.