Reminiscing
Remember when bullies were few & far between?
It just wasn’t in people’s nature to be so mean.
People have called them the good old days.
I guess they were good in their own ways.
A whole lot different than things are today.
People spoke up if they had something to say.
They didn’t worry about drive by shootings.
They were more concerned with their shoestrings.
Did they have cardboard for the holes in their soles?
Were their clothes washed & hung between poles?
Sabbath days were days to look forward to.
First to church, then maybe to the zoo.
Or, at least a picnic, if the weather was nice.
The whole family came. We ate every bite.
During the summer free movies were shown.
Downtown, in the park, for the kids & grown.
No matter if you walked to school or rode a bus.
It was plenty of fun for all of us.
Riding your bike to the local swimming hole.
Racing other kids with your dog in tow.
Staying up late to look at the stars.
Trying to tell which one was Mars.
Building forts and tree houses too.
Throwing spit wads while in school.
Numerous other fun things we did.
are much different than today’s kids.
We had no computers to play games on.
We made up games to play on the lawn.
We did use guns, but, only for hunting.
We didn’t think killing was a fun thing.
We didn’t have a lot of money or things.
We still got by. We thought we were kings.
We learned to love God and trust in him.
We knew if it was wrong it was a sin.
We knew to treat others like ourselves.
We didn’t believe in pixies or elves.
We just loved life & all it was worth.
WE loved & respected this place called earth.
——————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2013)