Days Long Gone By
June 17, 2025
By Rose Marie Rideout
It doesn't seen so long ago,
When family gatherings were all we knew.
So many at our table to celebrate,
Before all the grandchildren grew.
No more weekend family breakfast,
No more special occassion meals to have.
Just a few make time to come for them,
It makes those special times so sad.
I know that they have grown up,
And have made lives of their own.
We should accept those days are gone,
We're older now alone in our little home.
Maybe it is us who have to reach out,
To arrange a visit from them again.
Plan a special day of long gone by,
To rekindle what once was, can be the same.
Maybe moving wasn't the right thing to do,
We live so much closer to just a few.
So far from the others we love,
I long for Days gone by, again with the crew.
Share
Print
Save
Follow
I know that it is strange, but they seem to forget that older people can no longer do all that is necessary to pull everyone together and the younger people have to do it.
The last time I saw my family was in 2012 when I drove over 4000 miles just to make sure I visited every one of them and we got together. None of them have come to see me except my twin brother once, since then.
Ron