Times Gone by

My heart weighs heavy

As I long for times gone by

Crafts with grandma

Silly stories around the fire

While roasting marshmallows

Fish with grandpa,

And learning how to cook the fish

Splashing in the lake

And building sand castles

On the memories of times gone by

My heart weighs heavy

As I long for times gone by

Careless wonders of a child

A carefree love

A first kiss

Playing house with the neighbor kids

The ones with whom we spent our time

Creating a make-shift theater on rainy days

And paying mom in pennies for our candy

Oh the memories of times gone by

My heart weighs heavy

As I long for times gone by

Family dinner every night

And waiting to eat until dad comes home

Then closing the night as a family with a show

Oh the memories of times gone by

My heart weighs heavy

As I long for times gone by

When mom would make me dolls

And hold me when sick

Learning to make perogies

And baking chocolate chip cookies

Ending with a burnt chin

Oh the memories of times gone by

My heart weighs heavy

As I long for times gone by

Before stress, anxiety, and depression

Before jobs and choosing your education

Before the ever so common question:

            What are you doing with your life?

Oh the memories of times gone by

My heart weighs heavy

As I long for times gone by

When cookies and milk fixed all problems

And a hug from your daddy.

Oh for the memories of times gone by

My heart weighs heavy

As I long for memories of times gone by

The innocent trust of a child

Linked to the side of our parents

When we did not question why

But simply went about embracing childhood

Oh for the memories of times gone by.