SWEET TIMES OF LONG AGO

Oh the sweet times of long ago

When young days were piled high

Stretching before me like a ribbon

My how the times does fly.

For my days were overflowing

And my nights were soft and warm

Life held neither care nor worry

On calm seas my spirit was borne.

The small town where this all started

Was a protection from worldly cares

Barbs and arrows fell by my side

Protected from all pits and snares.

A world of peace was all I knew

Not a worry did I know

Seldom listening to our radio

Others news traveled kinda slow.

A world at rest in those early years

Brought peace of mind my way

Time floated by like a lovely cloud

For my eyes only it did play.

Rivers and creeks in the summer time

Became havens where I would hide

Snow on the hills in the cold winters

Where swift sleds I loved to ride.

Through ghostly visions on a winding path

I recall joy and peace inside

To stop, to rest, to enjoy those times

As down memory lane I stride.

The journey takes only a moment

A few steps and I am there

Sitting on the bank of my yesteryears

Sweet memories my mind does share.

I found no need for others

To join me in my secret game

Only I knew how to play it

With others it was not the same.

Those days when my mind was free

Are savored as through life I go

A carefree life of love and joy

Oh the sweet times of long ago.