In Your Times Of Nostalgia Poem by Francis Duggan

In your times of nostalgia you have felt close to tears
As your thoughts take you back to your younger years
Of life's cares and worries you then were quite free
But all you have are the memories of the what used to be

The games in the school yard you and your young friends did play
You wonder about them where are they today
They all had different life stories some in the hometown did stay
And some of them aging in cities far away

The wanderlust took you from your first hometown
Where you used to live when your hair was light brown
Four time a dad and seven times a grandfather divorced from your wife
You are one who has known of many an up and down in life

In your mid seventies your best years in life are long gone
But the will it is in you to keep on keeping on
A paid up member and supporter of the local football club
You enjoy a few beers after the weekend game with your friends at the pub

In your nostalgic moments you often think of the past
But the Seasons went by and youth does not last
And though where you had good times you choose not to stay
Of the friends of your young years you wonder where they might be today?