Yesterday remembered

FLYING BANANA · 16th March 2024, 19:31

The milkman delivered the bottles
The coal man kept us warm
Queuing to make a phone call
Was once considered the norm

We all had hand me down clothes
We also had our Sunday best
When Elvis shook his hips
Not everyone was impressed

Passed love letters in the classroom
Played marbles on a drain
If mum didn't have our pocket money
We wouldn't dare complain

We were told smoking was good for us
So we thought we'd give it a try
We coughed and choked and spluttered
And we never questioned why

We collected matchboxes and stamps
Played penny up the wall
Could play outside for hours
If someone had a ball

Wages still came in a packet
Seemingly bursting at the seams
A holiday in foreign lands
Was simply the stuff of dreams

Dad would be down the pub
On the day he got his wages
We'd never heard of google
We simply had the yellow pages

We took back the empty bottles
For pieces of silver and gold
We went to market and jumble sales
For the bargains being sold

We took pride in where we lived
Those streets on which we grew
Some may say its better now
I'm not so sure that's true

We kids had a sip of babycham
Or sneaked a drop of dad's beer
Looking back it seems so innocent
Those glorious days of yesteryear

Credit to
Danny Fenn the boleyn poet ©

macafee2 · 16th March 2024, 21:21

Very good

macafee2

xsport · 18th March 2024, 15:50

I remember it all bob. Too true and always will be remembered ....

16th March 2024, 19:31	#1
FLYING BANANA Moderator/Club Shop MG ZT 1.8t+. No.3 of 4 in Sunspot Yellow & Ford Fiesta in Black. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rattler Farm Posts: 22,565 Thanks: 9,270 Thanked 15,645 Times in 6,806 Posts	Yesterday remembered The milkman delivered the bottles The coal man kept us warm Queuing to make a phone call Was once considered the norm We all had hand me down clothes We also had our Sunday best When Elvis shook his hips Not everyone was impressed Passed love letters in the classroom Played marbles on a drain If mum didn't have our pocket money We wouldn't dare complain We were told smoking was good for us So we thought we'd give it a try We coughed and choked and spluttered And we never questioned why We collected matchboxes and stamps Played penny up the wall Could play outside for hours If someone had a ball Wages still came in a packet Seemingly bursting at the seams A holiday in foreign lands Was simply the stuff of dreams Dad would be down the pub On the day he got his wages We'd never heard of google We simply had the yellow pages We took back the empty bottles For pieces of silver and gold We went to market and jumble sales For the bargains being sold We took pride in where we lived Those streets on which we grew Some may say its better now I'm not so sure that's true We kids had a sip of babycham Or sneaked a drop of dad's beer Looking back it seems so innocent Those glorious days of yesteryear Credit to Danny Fenn the boleyn poet © __________________ 233,431. That’s our second meet done, no.3 next weekend. onen hag oll

16th March 2024, 21:21	#2
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18th March 2024, 15:50	#3
xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,659 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	I remember it all bob. Too true and always will be remembered ....