Oh, for those cloudless days of old
when holidays went on forever,
clear blue skies were lit with gold.
Grass seemed so much greener then,
days fluttered by like butterflies
in the garden playing with friends.
Fields were full of wildflowers
we picked and pressed into a book,
books were read for many hours.
Those trips away beside the sea,
ice cream and donkeys on the beach,
and surfing through the waves with glee.
We built our castles in the sand,
whilst kites reached heights of happiness,
it seemed those days would never end.
Memories Of Happier Times
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Ann D. Stevenson
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Published by Family Friend Poems July 2021 with permission of the Author.
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ABOUT THE POET:
Ann D. Stevenson only began writing after she retired, when she joined a Writing for Well-Being course. It was during a difficult time, as her husband had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She found writing very therapeutic, more especially poetry. It was a real boost to her morale when Family Friend Poems began publishing her...
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Pat, you really do say the loveliest things - such a special person.
Very best wishes, Ann