Across The Sea We Came Poem by Elia Michael

Across the sea we came, across the land
So many years ago to England's grey
Where fires of industry were stoked and fanned
And foggy gloom made night of every day

In streets where houses showed so much decay
But children played their happy little games
Or rang a neighbour's bell then ran away
Like children everywhere with teasing aims

We fought to be near fires with welcome flames
In winters cold with frost and ice and snow
With icicles dangling from window-frames
Inviting winds from Arctic north to blow

Perhaps those days were harsh, austere, and yet
They formed memories I'll never forget