ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Those Were the Days
Remember now those days gone by when you were young and so was I,
another life, another time – to what we see today.
For life had seemed much calmer too, back in those days we oldies knew,
as misty morning memories come drifting now my way.

Of picnics on a grassy field while high above the swallows wheeled,
as days of promise smiled on sun drenched paddocks ripe with grain.
And life seemed just to drift along as Elvis sung his latest song,
for we were young of course, but still, it’s good to dream again.

And may I offer further proof there’s more to life than leaky roof,
or even freezing frosted windowpanes that clear in time.
For soon the sun would rise and shine to brighten days of yours and mine,
back in those magic years when we were both still in our prime.

If we could only click a switch that turns back to a time in which,
we choose to live again, then watch the years just melt away,
returning to our youth once more – back to those years we hunger for,
when life was at its very best, whatever some may say.

But youth is just a passing phase, to look back on and now appraise,
just how it was back then before the changes we now see.
Those fleeting times just flew on past - like all good things they couldn’t last,
yet memories about those times, are precious still to me.

© T.E. Piggott

Yes, if only we could go back to those halcyon days Terry, away from all this hurly-burly life that's thrust on us these days.
You nailed it with your poem mate and made good use of the prompts.
A most enjoyable read, (and thank goodness for good memories.)
Cheers
Ron

Thanks Ron.

I guess every generation looks back to their younger days, convinced they were the best days of them all.

Cheers

Terry

That is wonderful Terry - the yearning to be still out there comes through so clearly, and your words draw us in to the happy times you experienced. Great use of those prompts to by the way - nicely crafted

Thanks Maureen

So poignant, Terry. Absolutely beautiful poem to which we can all relate - love it!

Thanks again Catherine

Those really were the days weren't they?

Terry