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My Garden of Dreams
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My Garden of Dreams |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria 
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My Garden of Dreams. I dream again of a sunlit sky in the days when I was small, Of when I played with my little dog who’d always answer to my call, Of unhappily going off to school that day when I was a child of five But happy when I got back home and realize that I’d survive. Things were tough away back then in my early childhood years But we were brought up on a farm and food was never in arrears, My mother was talented cook and supplied us all with tasty meals, Perhaps not fully appreciated then, as memory now reveals. And rabbits played a very large part in putting meat upon the table, Mutton too in a tasty stew made our meat diet somewhat stable, We generally kept a pig or two so we’d have pork and bacon And from twenty or thirty chooks the eggs were there for takin’. Money was so very tight back in those early youthful years And although we always paid our bills they were often in arrears, But it taught us how to thrifty be and buy only what we’d need But it never done us any harm and caution was the creed. Shopping day was once a week, eight miles in the horse and cart Should we forget a thing or two, it was anything but smart, We just had to tighten up the belt and wait another week But we survived without much fuss & just turned the other cheek. The biggest thrill every year was the annual Birchip show, Dad always rallied to our call when we said we want to go, Five bob he’d give us each to spend, our excitement really great, Disappointment far away as we drove in the showground gate. A water pistol we always bought, it created so much fun And the boxing tent was a big draw card and rated number one, It wasn’t till we were in our teens that we’d look past sideshow alley, We then took an interest in the stock & with them we’d dilly-dally. Now an electric wheel chair takes the place of legs now paralysed But it is just a change in style and my way of life resized, I look forward to each new day and my blessings daily count, For I know whatever troubles come, the problem I’ll surmount. |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Lindsay... this is just beautiful... I love your style of writing, it always smiles my heart to read you ... lovely... love RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
A wonderful sharing of memories from when you were small until present days...James |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
You have such a lovely attitude, Lindsey. You always give me a brighter outlook. Ida |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Roniece, James and Ida, thank you my good friends for your always kind response. Have a great day folks and God Bless. Lindsay |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Lindsay ~ my friend, thank you for sharing this beautiful garden of dreams with all of us. You inspire me on many levels - one for the kindness that you continually show. Two for the optimism that shines in your poetry. Three for sharing your life with all who choose to read. It's like you are the host in your poetry and we are your invited guests. Thank you for inviting me. xoxoxo Alison |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
LindsayP, Not bad Kid. It's a nice write. One question--what's a Birchip show? Bobby |
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Seoulair Senior Member
since 2008-03-27
Posts 807Seoul S.Korea |
how wonderful a brief summery of childhood life. It was like a movie. I saw vivid pictures.  So very good. do please write more stories of your life. It is true history. I love to read out history from auto-biography or biography. I hate--hate history book and the test.  wonderful read. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Lindsay~ Such a delightful read is this~ You gift the day with lovely~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ Email - [email protected] |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Alison, you are a very welcome guest in my garden of dreams. It gives me great pleasure when other poets enjoy my poems. Bobby, thanks for you kind remarks, Birchip is the name of the town where I grew up and each year they held an agricultureal show, enjoyed by everyone. Seoulair, you are always very generous with your comments. I too like reading Autobiographys and biographys much better than ficion. thank you my friend. Marge, I thank you too for all your encouragement. A kind response from such a talented lady is greatly appreciated. |
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Earl Brinkman Senior Member
since 2010-03-03
Posts 1183Osaka, Japan |
Your words have power over me as they keep bringing me back again and again. Thanks for sharing the memories of your youth. |
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