100 Years Ago
As we commerate the great war
thinking of what this world was like
over these past 100 years
sometimes it looks it's been on strike
Has the world changed for the better?
consider the vast changes there's been
so much more affluency and materialism
seems much more knowledge to glean
But it's doubtful we're any better
everything's so fast with no time to spare
nobody's got time for one another
there's a great lack of care
In those days a century ago
each looked out for their neighbour
making sure they were always well
giving to them no lack of labour
Oh to get back to these values
which brought contentment and respect
then we had real true morals
not like todays greed and need to get
But time moves forever on
the future lies there unknown
expect that one day it'll all end
when we'll receive what we've sown
Copyright © Gordon Mcconnell | Year Posted 2014
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