GOING BACK

 
I like to go back in time
                From time to time
Not because I liked it so
                Or couldn’t forget
It was a little different
                A much slower pace
 
Party line telephone
                A land line
Long distance calling
                Something special
 
ColoniaL bakery delivering bread
                Sealtest milk the same
Both used horses to pull the wagons
                You knew their names
The driving crew
                And after a while
                   They knew yours, too
 
Twenty seven houses on a city street
                Twenty different churches attended
                                Eight schools at least
A diversified group
                We got alone pretty well
 
Those times were good times
                And I like to dwell there
Think about it a little
                Go back for a while
                                But not for keeps
I like today, too
                Don’t know about tomorrow
 
Stanski
March 19, 2020 ^