Today I didn’t think I’d get the chance to write – but a moment opened up, and here I am. So grateful to have found the words. This post is based on the Word of the Day Challenge – the word prompt being “vivid.” I hope you enjoy.
Simpler Times
I remember the days
at grandmother’s house,
visiting –
the entire summer.
Lazy days
happy days
full up
to the elbow days
in arts and crafts projects,
designing my own
mannequins,
learning how to sew,
crochet,
and be a lady,
while she taught
home economics,
picking fruit
for canning
from the pear tree
in her back yard.
I remember the days
when similar houses
lined the streets,
none more well off
than the other,
well painted,
grass mown,
– welcoming.
The neighbors
always stopping
to say hello
as we took
our afternoon walk
and they actually
knew my name.
I remember
those days,
the memories
are vivid –
more salient
more fresh
than what I’ve eaten
this morning –
the feeling of
true innocence
the genuine sincerity
of childhood
a time when
everything
was simpler
more beautiful
and seemingly
more honest.
© Sumyanna 2020
Beautiful image courtesy of Pezibear on Pixabay.com
Sumyanna Writes 
I know I look back at those old days and wish I had been more aware of how wonderful they really were. Very nice poem Sumyanna!
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Wonderful days and memories, Sumyanna. 🙂 Idyllic really. 🙂
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They definitely were. So good to have them!
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I think people were more honest before technology, Sumyanna. It wasn’t as easy to hide behind a screen and manipulate other people without seeing them and thus feeling some level of guilt.
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So very true – and more connected (as strange as that may seem to many). People are always saying, “I can’t call you” or “I can’t email you, but I can add you on Facebook. It seems odd to me – but I miss the days when we truly connected. Even people living in the same city are all communicating on Facebook.
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I remember the joy of those days; being young and not knowing what it meant to cook with wood, draw water from a well. There was always love, there. Except for the geese.
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Seriously – how our story of “what we did in the old days” changes so drastically as time passes. Funny thing is that kids always think you are much older than you are – you must have lived among the dinosaurs! Or, what did you do without a computer?!? Gasp! Gag! How could you live? How did you find out how to get somewhere?
I still romanticize about the old days – way before my time, when you think things were simpler. However, I’m sure they had their share of troubles too.
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I remember a few decades ago there was a huge ice storm in parts of eastern Canada and the NE US. Some areas were without electricity for a long time, and the Cdn army had crews going around to check on rural people especially. One day a jeep drove down this long country lane and the lieutenant banged on the door of an old farmhouse. When an elderly woman, the lone occupant, opened the door, she quickly assured them she was okay. Before leaving, the young man asked how long she had been without power… “85 years”.
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Oh wow – now that’s something! I’ve met people here in the US who have purposefully lived off the grid. I admire it, but am too much of a wimp to do it myself. I have to admit I do like some of the comforts that come along with technology. Wonder how our viewpoint would change if we actually tried it for a while though.
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