Was it only yesterday? © Roger Macdivitt 2010 * * Yesterday’s not far away It’s clearer each day that you live The older you get It gets clearer yet Till you’ve no more of today to give * Yesterday’s skies were much bluer And holidays rolled on and on Some days in the sun Seemed like lifetimes of fun Can those halcyon days really be gone? * Yesterday’s just a past word A label to give now a place For yesterday stays Where our memory plays And brings a broad smile to our face. * Yesteday encompassed several years Our chilhood, our teens plus our prime But it really seems short Like a brief passing thought Like a journey through fantasy time. * Yesterday’s friends now departed Some early and sad in our lives And some went just now They took life’s final bow But somehow their spirit survives. |