Remembering the Hills a poem about a remembered youth.

Remembering the Hills

Memories of a meadow that I used to know,
In summer with colour, in winter with snow.
In the days when I was just a young lad,
My life was so  lonely and my days so sad.

T’was then that my time was not as is now,
Though the  fields and beyond did calm my brow.
But the days of my youth were filled with awe,
When I looked at life  through the old back door.

The fence was missing the wind howled through,
I gazed at the pastures  where dwelled the ewe.
Their souls were tamed by the bite of the gales,
As they struggled for life in the mountains of Wales.

For now they have gone to places anew,
Where they see no rain or summer dew.
Their life is no more, their days have ended,
They quelled the hungry as nature intended.

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  • Pаtsy Collins on Mar 4, 2010

    Swap the sheep for cows and Wales for England and this could be a poem about my youth!

  • sara2010 on Mar 4, 2010

    Nice one

  • Jenny Heart on Mar 4, 2010

    Your spirit is alive in this poem.

  • richardpeeej on Mar 4, 2010

    Thanks for your words Patsy and for your visit. Did you have hills too?
    Thanks sara glad you liked it
    Thank you Jenny -lovely comment I appreciate it.

  • AlmaG on Mar 5, 2010

    Wonderful poem… soothing and refreshing :)

  • ujwal28 on Mar 5, 2010

    Nice poem

  • richardpeeej on Mar 5, 2010

    Thanks for your words Alma-very encouraging
    Thank you ujwal, glad you liked my poem :-)

  • moneynwealth on Mar 5, 2010

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  • richardpeeej on Mar 5, 2010

    Thank you so much moneywealth for your comments.

  • Michael Eboh on Mar 8, 2010

    Well put poem!

  • richardpeeej on Mar 9, 2010

    Thanks Michael-glad you liked it.
    Richard

  • Kate Smedley on Mar 10, 2010

    Jenny’s right, your spirit is alive in this poem, I love your rhyme schemes, this is another very well written piece of work.

  • richardpeeej on Mar 11, 2010

    Thanks for your encouraging words Kate, and for your visits to my pages. :-)

  • SongbirdB on Jan 17, 2011

    So nostalgic…sadness and memories wrapped up together. Your love for your homeland shines through, Richard..

  • richardpeeej on Jan 18, 2011

    Thank you Songbird, I really appreciate all your visits to my poems and the support that you have given me..

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