So Swift the Days Will Pass

Up on the hill I found my joy
on grass of green and gold
I would roll down when a young boy
for I was fast and bold.

Oh how we'd play from dawn to dusk
in torn pants and bare feet
The day a thrill when winds were brusque
yes we were colts so fleet.

We ate the small fruits in the grass
sweet ones red and blue
Oh yes the joys found as time passed
were there for most of you.

Up on those hills who was to know
that time would fly so fast.
That life would bind our bare foot soul
and days so swift would pass.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 2/2/2013 7:23:00 PM
a beautifully written poem and perfect for this contest. congratulations on your win!
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Date: 2/2/2013 9:07:00 AM
This is so lovely,Debbie.Congratulations on your win! Hope you are well.
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Date: 1/31/2013 4:20:00 PM
Debbie this harkens back to my childhood so long, long ago. Congrats on your win. Warm Smiles Always, Connie
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Date: 1/30/2013 9:28:00 PM
Debbie, a very nice win in David's "one to one" contest~ :-) PD
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Date: 1/28/2013 7:20:00 PM
Very nice Deb, and the days keep speeding by...RAY
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Date: 1/28/2013 10:02:00 AM
Big Congrats Highness!!! this grabs at the very soul...love you bunches, Cap'n deb
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Date: 1/28/2013 6:59:00 AM
This is such a sweet poem, Debbie. I especially love the last verse. Congratulations!
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Date: 1/28/2013 12:50:00 AM
Beautiful image you've shown Debbie! Carefree and vibrant - the joys of our younger selves. Congrats on your win!
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Date: 1/27/2013 10:25:00 PM
This is lovely Deb. A wonderful image of youth. Congrats on your win!
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Date: 1/27/2013 7:27:00 PM
Up the hill / Down the hill / Your youth time won't steal / If you but stand still!! Nice write.
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Date: 1/27/2013 3:41:00 PM
Feels like a Norman Rockwell painting. Lovely write, congratulations.
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Date: 1/27/2013 3:47:00 PM
Yes the good parts of my life do feel like that ;)
Date: 1/27/2013 3:06:00 PM
beautiful write...congrats on your win
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Date: 1/27/2013 2:35:00 PM
Congratulations once again for a splendid piece and presentation,Debbie...Great write...Light and love...
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Date: 1/27/2013 12:56:00 PM
"That life would bind our bare foot soul".........I love that line the most! So nostalgic and filled with sweet memory. Congrats on a one word poem that doesn't seem lacking more syllables!!
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Date: 1/27/2013 12:04:00 PM
Debbie congratulations on your placement, this reminded me of a book and play called ' Blue Remembered Hills ' a riveting read and the only ballad chosen, well done...David
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Date: 1/27/2013 11:49:00 AM
Congratulations Debbie...Love this.... I really admire how your thoughts take flight... Mehnaz
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Date: 1/13/2013 7:53:00 AM
Hey Debbie Really enjoyed this read. Love how ya captured my mood from the start with your green n gold grasses.I could taste the air Ingrid
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Date: 1/12/2013 12:41:00 PM
Makes me feel young and carefree which is a nice change from the usual. Put it to music Deb, that's all it needs. Lizzie
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Date: 1/11/2013 6:42:00 PM
So true on the time passing. But, guess I would not change anything. Oh a coupld of things without thinking too hard.
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Date: 1/10/2013 5:00:00 PM
Wow. I really like this one. JH
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Date: 1/9/2013 12:24:00 PM
Very good Debbie. It's so nice to be young, but the days will pass. So we'll live for today and not worry about tomorrow. God bless. Lucilla
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Date: 1/9/2013 11:43:00 AM
Hi Debbie - This is sensational. I love the form, the philosophy, the rhythm. "bind our barefoot souls" are words from heaven. I wonder about the lines "Oh yes the joys found as time passed were there for most of you." So melancholic. love you, Kathy p.s. - thanks for the offers of help; I think to offer help today is where I am.
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Date: 1/9/2013 6:43:00 AM
This was a lovely poem to share, Debbie - We had thick fog all the new days in 2013, gray and heavy days. - sleepy and headaches ..... oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 1/9/2013 5:18:00 AM
Yes,we have to make the most of them and enjoy as we go. Love it, Debbie :)
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Date: 1/8/2013 6:41:00 PM
Nice rhythm! I like the subject too. Torn pants sounds awful familiar from my younger days, particularly when I crossed barb wire fences.
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