There Once Was a Long Vanished England
poem by:
Carl Halling
Written
on Dec 08, 2016
There once was a long vanished England; Of well-spoken presenters Of the BBC Home Service, Light Service, and Children’s Favourites, Of coppers and tanners, and ten bob notes; And jolly shopkeepers, and window cleaners. I remember my cherished Wolf Cub pack, How I loved those Wednesday evenings, The games, the pomp and seriousness of the camps, The different coloured scarves, sweaters and hair During the mass meetings, The solemnity of my enrolment, Being helped up a tree by an older boy, Baloo, or Kim, or someone, To win my Athletics badge, Winning my first star, my two year badge, And my swimming badge With its frog symbol, the kindness of the older boys.
Tags: happy, sad, humor, imagery, wishful,
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Geoffrey Brewer commented:
What a delightful piece of nostalgia. I share all of your memories, and implied regrets for what is no longer there.
Carl Halling
commented:
Thank you so much, Geoffrey, that you share my memories of the England I knew as a child, and which is no longer there is a real joy to me.
Michael Wise
commented:
Though I've never been to England, I can relate to some of my own childhood people and places that no longer are.
Carl Halling
commented:
I'm glad you can, Michael, thank you very much for your comment.
Christopher Russon
commented:
Lovely poem Carl on nostalgia .I love golden oldies.
Frank Hornby .
commented on Dec 12, 2019 at 9:40pm
I love this poem ...recalling escapades of the past...it's the type of poetry that I myself love to remember in verse...ðŸ‘ðŸ»
Carl Halling
commented on Dec 14, 2019 at 12:10pm
@Frank Hornby Thank you so much, Frank, I'm so pleased you love this piece of versified nostalgia, and everything I have written I can still conjure in my mind with love, it means a lot. Carl.
