Ah----But That Was Then






          Missing all my freedoms.
          Winter skies so gray and joyless.
          Each day the master cracks his whip.
          Tears roll down my cheeks, and I bite my lip.


          Love and care is a place to come from.
          Not bullheadedness and arrogance.
          So, I stay at home and live on in past 
          freedom's gentle, loving buoyance.

          
          The best leaders all had big hearts.
          Not led by Mc Carthy like witch hunts.
          But were builders not destroyers of men.
          Ah, my frienda, but that was then.....

     
                           1-29-2021
                              ~ 2 ~

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 1/30/2021 8:32:00 AM
I think we all are missing our freedoms, our liberty, and some our sanity. But that was then - nicely penned Pangie. :) Linda
Login to Reply
Romios Avatar
Panagiota Romios
Date: 1/30/2021 9:56:00 AM
Hi again, Linda! I appreciate your kind evaluation. As a liberty lover, these times are almost unbearable. Add the lying going on...golly, makes it painful for me. I wish I just believed all the nonsense, but my background in science, philosophy and transformation, forces me to ask, not blindly accept anything from anyone. Merci, Pangie
Date: 1/30/2021 2:46:00 AM
...ya well....sometimes so called adults cause a lot of trouble....those "kids" must be dealt with to preserve some semblance of sanity in their home country..... .stan sand
Login to Reply
Romios Avatar
Panagiota Romios
Date: 1/30/2021 6:54:00 AM
We don't need Nazi tactics to tell us how to live. We always had respect for diverse opinion. Not anymore, tbe adults I know are working or retired and raised truly fine families. I don't know any crazy adults, personally, I do know they are out there..demanding the takeover of the USA. Making DC a military zone, really? Meanwhile, in the hood, nobody cares about the deaths of innocents? And a violent group is up for the Nobel Prize? Thank you, Pangie
Date: 1/29/2021 10:36:00 AM
Those glorious days sadly now just memories, where did we go wrong. Tom
Login to Reply
Romios Avatar
Panagiota Romios
Date: 1/30/2021 6:46:00 AM
I think you do know the answer.))) We think happiness and peace come from the government. Worse, we forgot who does control the world. Humility is out the window. Arrogance and no freedom are de rigeur, Pangie.
Date: 1/29/2021 9:42:00 AM
The good old days indeed, Pangie! Bob
Login to Reply
Romios Avatar
Panagiota Romios
Date: 1/29/2021 9:50:00 AM
We remember them well.))) I used to live near a Veterans Hall in Chicago..those back from the wars sat there sporting hats. Parades were common on my street. Dad had the Mayor of Chicago and others over in our gigantic yard. We had a huge flag and a victory garden in the shape of a "V" in a gigantic planter painted red, white and blue. Contrast that to todays flag burnings by miscreants! We were blessed,Bob Merci~ Pangie
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Reflection on the Important Things

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter