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Gone Are the Youthful Days

Gone Are The Youthful Days Gone are the youthful days of being a cat about town beautiful young wife and family settled this man down Yes, memories of wild times , hell raising most nights the many new loves, sweet makeup loving after fights Gone are the glory days of wild songs and Rock n' Roll living too hard, too fast was great fun that took a toll Chasing the pretty gals and not knowing we had been caught they set such pretty traps, "we won them" or so we thought Gone are the many sweet things we foolhardy took for granted we fought life, the dangerous world , with feet unsoundly planted Each victory was a celebration of dodging shameful defeat so many of us would rather fight, gamble and love, than eat Now that the future has turned such to memories of the past we must face the cold brutal truth, it all went too damn fast 06-29-2014

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Date: 7/2/2014 9:44:00 PM
Yes! Great sonnet that rings the truth for me. I wrote a poem, 'All Too Soon', a metaphor on the same subject. Great writing my friend. bfn Lainie
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/2/2014 10:55:00 PM
Thank you my friend. I'll check out your poem. We look back to remember the great times but in doing so we also see our mistakes too. Always we hope to see more good..
Date: 7/1/2014 6:14:00 PM
Thank you my friend. Always nice to read your comments. We have to take the good with the bad... Memories are what they are and it is best to look back so as to try to live better in the present and the future!
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Date: 7/1/2014 4:33:00 PM
It did go fast, my friend. I like these day much better. There is such a great understanding and love for life now. Very nice poem and well written. You brought back some memories, Robert. Some good, some not so much. thank for sharing.... Robert.
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Date: 6/30/2014 7:16:00 PM
Robert that poem reminds me very much of my younger days, we weren't wild but enjoyed our flirtatious days, sitting in a milk bar drinking Fanta and coke and playing the old jukebox, mind you glad they are all over, now is the time for rest and relaxation, take care................Vera........
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/1/2014 3:39:00 PM
Careful my friend, Peter reads these replies. lol Yes, that was pretty much the way many girls did in the 60's here too. Some cool times back then.

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