The Laughter Of Children A Beautiful Thing Poem by Francis Duggan

In the park playground children laugh at their play
I used to be like them in a long bygone day
Playing with my young friends many years from our prime
Most of them i have not seen for decades of time
Fond memories of what was to me it does bring
The great gift of youth is a marvelous thing
The sound of young laughter so pleasant to hear
Since i was a boy there has been many a New Year
On Summer evenings in the park of the town
We laughed as we chased the football up and down
But in Seasons that is going back decades ago
And time it does become everybody's foe
The laughter of children a beautiful thing
Fond memories of what was to me it does bring.