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I have played in the creek.

Built a dam.

Swung from the vines.

Climbed the lightening-struck tree.

Built a fort.

Hid a treasure.

Those were the days.

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I saw JFK

the day before he was killed.

And then it was Martin Luther King.

And then Robert.

I watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.

The world changed so fast.

Those were the days.

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I grew up.

I dated girls.

Went to college.

Dated girls.

Got a job.

Dated girls.

Those were the days.

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I helped build a company.

It grew and I grew.

I made mistakes.

We won awards.

I got married (again).

I made friends for life.

Those were the days.

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We were young.

Or so it seemed.

We dressed to the nines.

We danced till midnight.

And toasted the promise of tomorrow.

Old friends, new friends.

Those were the days.

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My hair is thin.

I’m always tired.

No dances now.

Friends have disappeared.

But the sun shines.

And blessings flow.

These are the days.

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These are the days.

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Copyright: joseph e bird, 2015