LOOKING BACK
(Author unknown)
We met and married a long
time ago
We worked long hours and
the wages were low,
No T.V., no wireless, no
bath; times were hard,
No holidays abroad, no
posh carpets on floors,
But we got 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 state aid,
They were safe to go out
and play in the park,
Old folks could go for a
walk in the dark,
No Vallium, no drugs, no
LSD
We cured our ills with a
good cup of tea,
But if you were sick you
were treated at once,
Not fill in that form and
come back in six months,
No vandals no muggings,
there was nothing to rob,
But we felt rich with a
couple of bob.
People seemed happier in
those far off days,
Kinder and caring in so
many ways,
Milkman and paperboys
would whistle and sing,
And most were grateful for
even a small thing.
We all had our share of
trouble and strife,
And just had 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, the trouble and tears,
I remember the blessings,
our house and our love,
And we shared them
together. I thank God above.
