Do You Remember
Do you remember, when life was simple,
you walked instead of drove.
You were slimmer and much healthier,
you noticed what was around you and above.
Do you remember, when churches were full,
shops were shut on the Lords day.
The collecting trays were full of money.
Showing earnest faces when they pray.
Do you remember, when life was all around you,
children safe to play outside
rolling marbles in the gutter,
skipping ropes from side to side.
No eat by dates or sell by dates
food never went off kept in a larder within.
Fats were stored in an outside place
in a butter safe and flour in a bin.
These are the days my parents spoke of
life was busy but with not so much stress.
Some modern ways are so much better except
sitting at a table as a family has no redress.
Conversation was at a premium
not finger tapping on a phone.
Vocabulary was of the old kind
actually speaking with someone.
In some ways modern ways are better
when your sick medicine is at its prime.
Hospitals are full now. People living longer
80 is the new 69.
Do YOU remember?
This was written on 1st October 2013
Page 7 of my poem list
Copyright © Seren Roberts | Year Posted 2013
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