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Way Back Then When I Was Ten

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Way back then when I was ten Oh gosh how easy life was then No work to do and no bills to pay It’s a shame aged ten we cannot stay! We’d climb up trees and skin our knees Run around the fields in the cooling breeze I could play safely outdoors without a single care Have picnics in the park with lots of food to share I was friendly with lots of the local girls and boys Our garden shed was our ‘HQ’ we made lots of noise! We would ride our bikes and play for hours Go on nature walks and pick daisy flowers I would paddle in the brook, as I didn’t swim I was always very careful that I didn’t fall in! I wish I could turn back time to those carefree days Life was so much simpler then in oh so many ways Contest: Way Back Then When I Was ten Sponsor: Kelly Deschler 01~30~16

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Sarita Milliner

Date: 2/18/2016 11:18:00 AM

Congratulation Jan!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2016 12:21:00 PM

Thanks Sarita:-) hugs Jan xx

Susan Gentry

Date: 2/18/2016 10:22:00 AM

Congratulations on your #1 win! I enjoyed the trip back in time.:)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2016 12:21:00 PM

Thanks Susan:-) hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/18/2016 7:31:00 AM

Delightful, congrats on your top spot. Hugs Rick.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2016 9:25:00 AM

Thanks so much Richard:-) hugs Jan xx

Lu Loo

Date: 2/17/2016 9:36:00 AM

Jan, dropping back in to say congrats on your placement! -luloo *smiles*

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2016 9:26:00 AM

Thanks so muchLuloo:-) hugs Jan xx

Ralph Sergi

Date: 2/17/2016 9:35:00 AM

A beautiful poem and beautiful memories, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2016 9:26:00 AM

Thanks so much Ralph:-) hugs Jan xx

Nette Onclaud

Date: 2/17/2016 7:25:00 AM

wish i were ten again.. lovely, jan..big congrats on your shining win!..huggs

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 8:13:00 AM

Many thanks Nette:-) hugs Jan xx

Jean Murray

Date: 2/17/2016 5:38:00 AM

We share so much Jan. Best wishes on your win.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 5:58:00 AM

Thanks for the lovely comment Jean:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 2/17/2016 5:28:00 AM

My turn to congratulate you, Jan. A great winning write!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 5:58:00 AM

Thanks so much Lin I loved writing for this contest:-) hugs Jan xx

Teddy Kimathi

Date: 2/17/2016 2:24:00 AM

Very beautiful and enchanting memories!!! Congrats for your top placement Jan!!! ;-)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 4:34:00 AM

Thanks so much for your support Teddy:-) hugs Jan xx

Viv Wigley

Date: 2/17/2016 12:14:00 AM

ps- 'nostalgoa' is when you think about holidays on an island off India. Or a typo. Viv x

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 4:34:00 AM

lol like that comment Viv lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Viv Wigley

Date: 2/17/2016 12:13:00 AM

Let me know when you go, Jan, I'll join you :) Congrats on a lovely piece of nostalgoa, Viv x

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 4:33:00 AM

I have to admit I wouldn't want to be growing up now with all the pressures on the kids - life was so much simpler in our days:-) hugs Jan xx

Janice Canerdy

Date: 2/16/2016 11:19:00 PM

Wonderful poem! Congrats on your well-deserved win. Janice

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 4:32:00 AM

Thanks Janice:-) hugs Jan xx

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/16/2016 9:14:00 PM

Life is sweet now. Congratulations on your first place write. Looks like all of those memories are worth quite a bit. Peace my friend:)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 4:26:00 AM

Thanks so much for dropping by Daniel:-) hugs Jan xx

Kelly Deschler

Date: 2/16/2016 7:44:00 PM

I do wish we could stay ten years old and be carefree everyday. This world would be more fun to live in... Congratulations on a first place win with this beautiful poem! Thanks for entering, Jan :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2016 4:25:00 AM

oh Wow thanks Kelly. I am delighted you enjoyed my trip down memory lane - life was so much simpler then:-) hugs jan xx

Caycay Jennings

Date: 2/3/2016 4:58:00 PM

Didn't we have great childhoods as witnessed in your precious poem? What will today's children write about, "I stared at the whole TV while Mom brought fast food to me. When my food was gone and done, I played video games for fun" We staid out all day, somehow making it home for meals, sounds the same for you. I love your nostalgic write, oh - I am transported ... CayCay

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2016 5:00:00 PM

Makes me realise how lucky we really were CayCay I would hate to be growing up now! Hugs jan xx

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 1/31/2016 5:53:00 PM

Hello Jan ... it certainly was different times to the regulated and structured needs for today's ten year olds - thank you Jan - Lindsay

Jan Allison
Date: 2/1/2016 11:27:00 AM

Thanks lindsay I am glad I grew up with I did!:-) hugs Jan xx

Keith Teaser

Date: 1/31/2016 1:29:00 PM

I wont say I enjoyed being ten ..Love that you enjoyed those times..

Jan Allison
Date: 1/31/2016 1:31:00 PM

I'd love to be able to travel back in time and escape the complexities of adulthood. My school days were not happy ones but my childhood in general was great:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 1/31/2016 11:17:00 AM

Those were beautiful days, Jan. There is no chance that today's children will ever experience a childhood like that; life has become too complicated. Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 1/31/2016 12:01:00 PM

I agree with you Paul it was uncomplicated then and we had no health and safety issues ... and we survived pretty much unscathed!:-) hugs jan xx

White Sage

Date: 1/31/2016 3:51:00 AM

excellent write Jan, age ten of yours must be so great, best of luck in the contest

Jan Allison
Date: 1/31/2016 4:00:00 AM

Thanks White Sage - looking back I had a wonderful childhood:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 1/30/2016 7:25:00 PM

This is so adorable, I do not know the term for it, but the verses just roll of the tongue, loved this gem!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 7:29:00 PM

aww you say the most lovely things :-) i just write and hope for the best but poeple seem to like my simple style:-) hugs jan xx

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 1/30/2016 5:01:00 PM

An enjoyable nostalgic read! Light & Love

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 5:08:00 PM

Thanks for dropping by Debbie - it is great to reminisce:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 1/30/2016 1:32:00 PM

The simpler times of youth were grand. Wonderful memories

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 3:44:00 PM

They were Tim:-) hugs jan xx

Judy Konos

Date: 1/30/2016 12:57:00 PM

Everything you have written is 100% true...The ironic part is 'back then' our parents were saying the 'same thing' that you just said! So we shall call it, 'Parental Plagiarism' LOL

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 3:44:00 PM

oh so true Judy ... but what of the kids of this generation - health and safety would stop them doing so many fun things we did (and we survived - I have a scar on my thigh from a barbed wire fence to prove it lol) and computer games get in the way of fresh air!:-( hugs jan xx

Thomas Martin

Date: 1/30/2016 12:17:00 PM

Delightful! Very well written.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 3:41:00 PM

Thanks Thomas - we just got back from a meal with friends and we were chatting about our childhood days:-) hugs Jan xx

Eric Boddie

Date: 1/30/2016 10:02:00 AM

you took me 30 years back....when this country boy was learning how to react....so many fun times had is the actual fact....and the things that happened then guided my Life to this track....wonderful write jan....;)

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 10:09:00 AM

I lived on a small holding - we had an acre of ground which my dad and his friend tended and grew lots of fruit and veg, we kept pigs, goats and chickens - life was simpler then and we appreciated all we had ... now the most valuable thing to me in my life is my health and my family:-) hugs jan xx