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CUT FROM DIFFERENT CLOTH
by Paul Curtis My parents were born between the wars, And in their day People were cut from different cloth A sturdy resilient cloth A cloth that bound the nation together They were tougher people Who lived through tough times The general strike, the depression The Second World War 20 years of rationing But life had greater value Because its pleasures came hard And life was more than a measure Of what could be possessed The post baby boomers Roll their eyes at such talk But our country is weaker And its people Less sturdy, less resilient Today we are a ragged nation Just a collection of frayed threads I am a fifty something family man with a passion for writing and I draw inspiration from those around me. paul.curtis1956 @ btinternet.com http://www.dreamagic.com/poetry/poetry.html http://www.peculiar-poetry.com/ Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |