Days Long Ago

We all played out front or in the back yard
Of our parent's house .
The days were longer years ago .
We played in the park sometimes
We even played on the court house lawn .
We would play cowboys or Indians
Or cops and robbers even combat
All the same day .
We would play football all day
Or baseball or basketball all day
Because we all wanted to win
Before the end of the day .
When the whistle blew all things ended
We knew we had to go home .
We all made plans for the next day
Of play with family and friends  .
Because we all had the next day ahead
To play all day long .
Oh those days all so long ago .
We all had our fights once an a while ,
But we knew the days were longer
Than our fights  ,
Because we were all family and friends
And we loved each other ,
We would also share things and dreams
Those days long ago and even today .

Today , when the days are so short

And we all are so far apart

Yet we are all close as one.

On this day after all these years

Oh those days of long ago

Thank you one and all .

                          By Brock