A Long, Long Time Ago Poem by Practicing Poetess
A Long, Long Time Ago
A long, long time ago,
Before the advent of t.v.
Or even radio,
Things were done much differently.
Distractions weren't as plentiful,
And people didn't rush.
No neverending busy-ness,
But time for peace, and hush.
And at day's end, when chores were through
Or just to have a break,
You'd take a moment just for you,
Relax for your own sake.
You'd curl up with a friendly book
In window-seat, or chair
By candlelight, in cozy nook,
You'd find a respite there
And lose yourself in other worlds,
The characters so real.
'Til hours fled by like minutes,
With a book of grand appeal.
Along with bookstores, libraries
Hope we won't see the day
When printed books are obsolete,
I hope they're here to stay.
He said I have a little tune I wrote about twenty years ago. He dig out God Bless America I am unable to tell this tale without a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. I like to think this qualifies me as a sensitive person ta
Electronic moronics are not for me However, here am I meeting you for the first time through the medium. I like your style and am in complete sympathy with the good old curl up and read bit. I am considerably younger than you (a stripling of 88) I shall peruse further your work with confidence To give you an idea of my persona... the other day I was telling my wife of how Irving Berlin was asked if he had something patriotic for the war effort in 1942
Mister Vogler, thank you so much for your comment! As well as for your humourous writings! I suspect that humour is what has kept you young-at-heart!
I'm in the process of rearranginf my library and to me both the physical book and the online sources are important to our lives.Nice poem.. a ten..I wrote a poem titled Library..
Thanks so very much, Lorraine Margueritte, for reading & commenting! Good luck rearranging that library- - I once helped a friend with that job. Her husband was a writer, and we spent the better part of the day dusting off books, dusting off shelves, and putting everything back again! Quite tedious work!
Along with bookstores, libraries Hope we won't see the day When printed books are obsolete, I hope they're here to stay.......so touching and impressive. This beautiful poem is so touchingly and nicely delineated. Thanks for sharing.10
A eloquent poem of great sentiment for those wonderful bygone days. Well I'm not yet ready to trade in my books or my charts for those new convoluted devices. However if I installed one of those new flushing contraptions on my ship, it would not go unnoticed by the crew.
Haha Cap'n, your last just elicited a laugh from me! : D No no, never turn in your charts. How on earth would you navigate a ship without them? ! Thank you for your comment on those lovely bygone days....
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I would like to translate this poem
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A poem with a plea...for books to remain said she...but alas that will never be...it, s the future you see? ........sorry PP! ......well written though.