Remember

Remember when we were young,
And the sun so bright, and the grass so green,
When freedom flowed through our veins,
And the world had a mysterious sheen,

When joys and sorrows were simple and sweet,
Chasing one another like leaves in the breeze,
Where the entire world was wrapped up so tight,
Around mommy and playmates and skinned knees,

Down the years the world has changed,
Many things have come and gone,
But somewhere in the chaos is the innocence hidden,
Waiting for the first light of dawn.

- LOUISA KAREN NEWNES