They were the best of times... (poem) by Ed Matlack on AuthorsDen

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1.	Birthday in Heaven


2.	Never will I ever be far from home...


3.	An Empty Chair


4.	A Journey Of Self Discovery


5.	Again


6.	A Loss for Words


7.	The Clouds and my Father


8.	Cemetery Island


9.	On Moons Humble Glow


10.	I Want To Be A Child Again


11.	57 Chevy Ragtop


12.	Cry Bosnia


13.	Unwound


14.	Always Be Our Angel


15.	Her Burgeoning

They were the best of times... by Ed Matlack Thursday, May 23, 2013 Rated "G" by the Author. Share Print Save Become a Fan But for memories, what have we got...

They were , at least, the better of times, The times we grew up in were, We flew to the moon & knew Kennedy, No one back then used as much as now a racial slur… We had pride in our nation, We had, on TV, heroes & knew a few comical villians, We were free from knowing the transgressions of our politicians, We thought only a white lie would one day bring on our damnation… We loved for we knew not any other, We only knew of our fathers & mothers, We knew a strict code,or else get punished, We didn’t know of kidnapping, rape & crime, Our families did of us hide, And did for us in love smother…

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Reviewed by Linda Hill	5/23/2013

Ed, One of your best writes! Yes, they were the good old days. I miss them. Many blessings, +Linda




Reviewed by Paul Berube	5/23/2013

The best of times indeed.




Reviewed by Budd Nelson	5/23/2013

they were the simplier of times and in that as you say the better of times to grow up in budd




Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci	5/23/2013

This is gospel truth! I miss those days. Nowadays a kid can't enjoy just being a kid with all they know. Shame. Yes, we were the lucky ones! Love ya! Jane