Poem Summer Days© By Connie Hughes

Poem Summer Days© By Connie Hughes 

Summer Days©

 Once we walked a path so straight

That led out just beyond the gate

We chased fire flies for their radiant light

Laid in the tall grass and counted the stars at night

We waded through the stream once the waters rose

Waited for the sun to come and warm our toes

Skipped rocks along the water’s edge

Raised one hand and swore a pledge

That these days would always last

We didn’t know then that time moved so fast

One summer we sailed ships by day

Keeping Bly and the rest of his pirates at bay

With golden wings we soared through clouds

Looked down upon the waving crowd

At times we laughed so hard at silly rhymes

Our hearts were young with no concept of time

Once marooned on an island in the south sea

In the jungles of Africa we climbed the tallest of trees

We were cowboys and Indians fighting in the Rio Grande

We were like Geronimo at Custer’s last stand

We stood beside Washington in seventeen and eighty one

The day the battle of Yorktown was won

But now I’ve grown tired and I’m quite sad today

When I heard the news that my dear sweet friend has passed away

Memories flood my heart but I don’t mind.

They take me back to when my heart was young and I had no concept of time.

By

        Connie Hughes©

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