These lines from 'Now & Then' gives me the shivers every time.
I think this time
That was the best time that we two had ever known
We tried the handle of the house upon the shore and found the open door
Once inside we found a curious moonbeam doing dances on the floor
We were only playing like two children who had stayed away from school
Two of us could not be wrong
Heaven knows who keeps the golden rule
While canoeing Ontario's Spanish River my canoeing partner and I came across a cabin in the woods. Opening the door, I was immediately struck by a scene that seemed somewhat familiar. I then realized it paralleled the lyrics from Gord's tune.
I wrote about that moment in my canoeing blog with the excerpt below;
"To our surprise, hidden amongst the ferns, reeds and saplings stood a weathered cabin. The door moaned in agony as it resisted our attempt to enter. Inside, shafts of light projected through grimy window panes, pierced the musty darkness. Pale trapezoids danced on dusty floor planks as the breeze swayed the trees outside."
Picture of cabin attached or check it out in the story below;
http://missinaibi-yuri.blogspot.com/...ish-river.html
Gord's lyrics have woven themselves into my life in many ways and in many places - that day as my own house upon the shore...