I work with the Elderly and this was a poem one of them wrote which was very true compared to the lifestyle we lead now ! I thought it was very true and I felt they worded it well and it deserved a spot on my site 🙂

WE MET AND WE MARRIED A LONG TIME AGO,

WE WORKED FOR LONG HOURS WHEN WAGES WERE LOW,

NO TV, NO WIRELESS, NO BATH TIMES WERE HARD

JUST A COLD WATER TAP OR A WELL IN THE YARD,

NO HOLIDAYS ABROAD, NO CARPETS ON FLOORS

BUT WE HAD COAL ON THE FIRE AND WE DIDN’T LOCK DOORS.

OUR CHILDREN ARRIVED, NO PILL IN THOSE DAYS,

AND WE BROUGHT THEM ALL UP WITHOUT AND STATE AID,

THEY WERE QUITE SAFE TO GO AND PLAY IN THE PARK

AND THE OLD FOLKS COULD GO FOR A WALK AFTER DARK

NO VALIUM, NO DRUGS NO LSD,

WE CURED MOST OF OUR ILLS WITH A NICE CUP OF TEA,

BUT IF WE WERE SICK WE WERE TREATED AT ONCE,

NO FILL UP THIS FORM AND COME BACK IN 6 MONTHS

NO VANDALS, NO MUGGING THERE WAS NOTHING TO ROB

AND WE ALL FELT QUITE RICH WITH A COUPLE OF BOB

PEOPLE WERE HAPPIER IN THOSE FAR OFF DAYS,

KIND AND CARING IN SO MANY WAYS

MILKMAN AND PAPERBOYS USED TO WHISTLE AND SING,

AND A NIGHT AT THE PICTURES WAS HAVING A FLING

WE ALL HAD OUR SHARE OF TROUBLES AND STRIFE,

AND WE JUST HAVE TO FACE IT, THAT’S THE PATTERN OF LIFE.

BUT NOW I’M ALONE I LOOK BACK THROUGH THE YEARS

I DON’T THINK OF THE BAD TIMES AND TROUBLES AND TEARS,

I REMEMBER THE BLESSINGS OUR HOME AND OUR LOVE,

AND THAT WE SHARED THEM TOGETHER,

AND I THANK GOD ABOVE …