Times Past

Away back in time when I was a child 

I roamed the hills like a hare running wild 

Barefoot and brown in the green folding glen

Those long ago years, I was carefree then

For time meant no more than another day 

And days without number before me lay

But time as we know will always move on

The past is the past and the past is gone

If time could roll back I know where I’d be

Back in that glen with the hares running free
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 10/15/2011 2:46:00 AM
oh, and it won in Brian's contest huh?Congratulations!!
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Date: 10/15/2011 2:45:00 AM
I love it, Marg. This is why you are one of my fave poets, for writes such as this one!
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Date: 10/14/2011 7:20:00 PM
if only the past could be recaptured for specific memories.. how grand that would be Margaret.. a lovely piece of poetic art my friend.. reminisce is so ultra fine..luv..
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Date: 10/14/2011 7:16:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry placing in Brian's "Upto Ten Lines" contest Margaret. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/13/2011 4:07:00 PM
excellent rhyme and very nostalgic. i love the line "the past is the past and the past is gone." very beautifully expressed!
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Date: 10/13/2011 1:43:00 PM
Ill go with you...beautiful..congrats on your win. BG
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Date: 10/13/2011 10:45:00 AM
Nice memory of childhood days Marg!Congrats on your HM.
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Date: 10/13/2011 10:45:00 AM
Congrats Margaret on your HM in Brian's contest with excellent entry of poetic perfection luv..
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Date: 10/13/2011 10:29:00 AM
Nicely written Margaret. I'd like to be back there with you. Congratulations on your HM in Brian's contest
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Date: 10/12/2011 5:39:00 PM
Congrats on your winning work..Sara
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