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Always The Good Days

People mostly say
Those were good old days
When they are thinking of the past

So what will be today 
In the future, looking back
Since they’ve declared the ‘good olds’ have passed

But let’s look back farther
At your great grandfather
Who also said his were ‘The good old days’

That were there way before
You crawled on the floor
But ‘now’ you say ‘yours’ were ‘The good old days’

So who gets ‘good old days’
That came so many ways
Is it me, you, them, they, or another

Or are the best good olds
After the touting’s told
Just one more way to out-do another

I think each day is best
Deserving of our zest
In fact it’s even better than the last

And when we lift our head
To help make good cheer spread
We won’t need to brag ‘bout the past, that’s passed 

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 2/14/2025 1:05:00 PM
David, I think you've created a gem. We just need to learn from the past while we live in the present and prepare for the future. I suppose some have longing for what was, but life right now seems awfully exciting!! Smiles! (Of course, if we lose what the founding fathers created and end up with a king, I would be talking about the good old days!)
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Date: 1/28/2025 12:04:00 PM
Dearest David, an awesome write. History paints portrais, but we need not be run by them at allIt is our choice to live fully for this day.anyway, have you ever noticed d nioticed how poets reply in old sayings that are not true at all? Bets are that not one of us did not have a bad day. Ever? I think there is some truis in the good old days…I also agree with you that happiness is up to us. Reality is how you see it, we need need not all be jolly each day, Love…Pangi who loves your writing!
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Panagiota Romios
Date: 3/11/2025 1:36:00 PM
Dearest David, I didn’t forget you . II guess I’m taking a from poetry again. Yes I don’t like those saltines either as you put it.That’s very funny.! Tomorrow is my birthday. Its freaky. I hace the body of a dinosaur (joke) but inside, see mysellf as a twenty year oldnot a joke) Pretty freaky! Like ve my spelling errors! My comments read like Beowulf. )))) pangie!
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David Fisher
Date: 2/1/2025 1:30:00 PM
Yes, like you say below, those sayings are boring! Saltines at best. That's also why I read what you guys have to say; it's often like well cooked food for the mind.
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Panagiota Romios
Date: 1/29/2025 3:48:00 PM
Those sayings..have a name, I called them boring,, Dead lies. Like venom answering a phone the poet what they do is use these old same that are meaningless.. what I say is make up your own. And half of them are untrue… writing poetry that is all about smiles, and life is butterflies is a crock.. I know thousands of people and they all have our time sometimes . Just do your best and have a great day.. Pangie xo
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David Fisher
Date: 1/29/2025 5:09:00 AM
Hi Pangie and thanks for the 'awesome write'. It's funny hearing people loving 'those days' better than 'these days' lol. It's so true about the bad days, but I try to think was it a full bad day, or just some moments; maybe and hour and a half!
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Panagiota Romios
Date: 1/28/2025 12:11:00 PM
Excuse my dopey spelling errors,
Date: 1/27/2025 9:30:00 PM
I find this gently powerful in that wisdom unfolds with each stanza more and more poignant! Well done!
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David Fisher
Date: 1/29/2025 5:05:00 AM
Thanks so much Karen for noticing the build-up of my mini-thesis.
Date: 1/27/2025 8:01:00 PM
A modern Aurelius outlook! Well done!
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David Fisher
Date: 1/29/2025 5:02:00 AM
Thank you sir for the kind words!
Date: 1/27/2025 7:15:00 PM
I like your philosophy!
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David Fisher
Date: 1/29/2025 5:01:00 AM
Thanks, sometimes these type of writes get bogged down and I feel the words lack what I'm trying to convey.

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