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
Colonia 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, 2025 ^
Steve Haarman 