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- Small Children's Feet -

People are struggling to live
Farms with green grass roof
An old-fashioned mower
The daylight set the time
Milk bucket on ramps
Potatoes and fish four days a week
Maybe you're thinking :
Charming and maybe a little rusty
But : I remember the simplicity


Longing and nostalgia
My happy childhood
As a balm for the soul
A place I danced barefoot
The old memories make me both sad,
humble and happy
So strange ...
it feels like yesterday


Days that collect dust
But before we know it
it's old memories
I feel privileged
and enjoy the taste of a bygone era
By following the tracks back
On the narrow gravel road
Today another era ~ the circle is closed













22.04.2018
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Gary Bateman Date: 5/13/2018 9:08:00 AM Hello Anne-Lise!! A wondrous and very descriptive narrative poem full of passion, emotions, and memories. I very much relate with everything you have covered in this most excellent poem. Very Well-Done!! Cheers and Best, Gary Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/13/2018 11:43:00 AM - Many thanks for your visit and lovely comment, Gary :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Faraz Ajmal Date: 5/5/2018 1:02:00 PM Ahh such a lovely poem with beautiful memories, this is what life is, making good and bad memories, before you can enjoy a moment it has long become a part of the past, and life never cease to amaze us, one moment you are a child, next moment you remember that it s only a memory, somethig which has happens many years before and perhaps will never happen again, memories, that s what life is full of, good luck and a really nice poem to read Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/8/2018 2:57:00 PM - Thank you very much, Faraz :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Carrie Richards Date: 5/1/2018 5:24:00 PM What lovely memories to have . As a country girl myself, I often long for the day when life seemed less chaotic and things were valued for their simplicity. Beautiful sentiment in your poem :) Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/8/2018 2:56:00 PM - Thank you very much, Carrie :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Phyllis Babcock Date: 4/28/2018 11:56:00 AM Oh this is so beautiful reminds me of my childhood and the good old times .The pictures are wonderful and take me back to yesteryear. AWESOME. love phyl Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/28/2018 12:49:00 PM - A time we remember with joy, Phyllis :) - Many thanks for your visit and lovely comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jim Joyce Date: 4/26/2018 6:03:00 PM a very lovely and well written poem ..so many images ,so many lovely concrete specific words..the way poems are meant to be ..thnx for the comment ..tis nice to be back ..hugs jj Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/28/2018 12:57:00 PM :))) ... I could not decide which image I should use ... used all three :) - Many thanks Jim, for your visit and lovely comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Kim Rodrigues Date: 4/24/2018 7:01:00 AM Anne-Lise, thank you for letting me walk the nostalgia path with you! It is a pleasant one! Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:39:00 AM - I appreciate your visit and your lovely feedback :) - Thank you very much, Kim :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Ravi Sathasivam Date: 4/24/2018 2:54:00 AM Excellent. Very touching write to know about pass life. Me also remember back in the days. Thanks for sharing it. Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:39:00 AM - Many thanks :) - Glad you liked it, Ravi :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Gershon Wolf Date: 4/23/2018 8:32:00 PM So touching. So moving. And, interestingly I hope, it applies to any and all past lives, be they in a rural or urban area---it matters not. Revisiting the haunts of our youth blends the nostalgic with the rustic with the --yes!--simplicity of a bygone era. Professional poetry here, Anne-Lise. Bravo! :) gw Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:36:00 AM - I appreciate your visit and your lovely feedback, Gershon :) - Thank you very much :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/23/2018 5:41:00 PM This is one of the best poems I think you ever wrote, Anne Lise. a FAVE for me. Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:38:00 AM - Andrea, many thanks for your visit a fav. and lovely comment :) - Glad you liked it :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 4/23/2018 4:20:00 PM memories are worth so much as we get older ? Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:37:00 AM - Many thanks for your visit and lovely comment, Pixie :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Nette Onclaud Date: 4/23/2018 12:57:00 PM savoring your personal genogram as a child.. well styled, anne.. happy huggs! Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:36:00 AM - Many thanks, Nette :) - Glad you liked it :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Cheryl Hoffman Date: 4/22/2018 9:27:00 PM A wonderful nostalgic write that made me think of a bygone era too Ann-Lise; an awesome and thought provoking write!~Che :) Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:34:00 AM - Many thanks for your visit and lovely comment, Cheryl :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sunlite Wanter Date: 4/22/2018 6:49:00 PM Your poem draws me to just sit and ponder and remember. My neighbor uses an old-fashioned push mower. She's young, so I can imagine they are "green" minded. Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:34:00 AM - I appreciate your visit and your lovely feedback, Sunlite :) - Thank you very much :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 4/22/2018 5:53:00 PM Poorer any person without such memories is dearest, Anne-Lise for never has come close to nature! A tender poem well crafted! Hugs xx Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:33:00 AM - Many thanks, Demetrios :) - Glad you liked it :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Ilene Bauer Date: 4/22/2018 5:46:00 PM very touching, anne-lise! you've brought the past to life in a charming and lovely way... Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:32:00 AM - Many thanks for your visit and lovely comment, Ilene :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Susan Gentry Date: 4/22/2018 3:11:00 PM I so remember back in the day. This is a beautiful nostalgic poem. Well written. Enjoyed it. Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:21:00 AM - Many thanks :) - Glad you liked it, Susan :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Warren Doll Date: 4/22/2018 3:06:00 PM Wonderful poem! Also ,so true, as many of the current generation, won't realize the wonders of days gone bye and the simple pleasures of the time. Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/24/2018 8:20:00 AM - Many thanks, Warren :) - I appreciate your visit and your lovely feedback :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Vijay Pandit Date: 4/22/2018 3:04:00 PM Excellent depiction of happy memories..so much treasure there where we once lived..a sweet poem, Anne-Lise. Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/23/2018 2:49:00 PM - I appreciate your visit and your lovely feedback, Vijay :) - Thank you very much :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jim Joyce Date: 4/22/2018 2:15:00 PM what a lovely poem :)) Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/22/2018 2:27:00 PM - Many thanks, Jim :) - Glad you liked it :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)