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RIP Keeley

Remember those days when we were young 
living our lives without a care 
Apart from the clothes and the make up
and of course the style of our hair 

We took holidays to Majorca 
where we sang and danced all through the night 
Drinking far too much beer and wine 
the mornings were not a pretty sight 

We queued to change our travellers cheques 
into Spanish pesetas
Our money not so safely kept 
in the kitty purse of all places 

Spending every day sat by the pool 
covered in oil and carrot wax 
Listening to the cassette mix tapes 
of our latest favourite tracks 

All those many fast food calories 
they didn’t seem to count back then 
We could eat everything we wanted 
and still get in a size eight or ten 

Memories we caught on camera
on films made by Fuji or Kodak 
Quickly sent off to be developed 
it took forever to get them back 

Those times may be in the distant past 
but they are safely stored in my mind 
And whenever I remember you 
they are always there for me to find 
 
I remember those great times today 
all those happy moments we did share 
I will always remember you this way 
those days when we lived without a care 
 

◄ Mandarin Ducks

Swans At Dusk ►

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julie callaghan

Sun 23rd Oct 2022 07:21

Thanks for the likes and kind comments.

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Stephen Atkinson

Fri 21st Oct 2022 19:03

Beautifully written, Julie 🌈

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 21st Oct 2022 17:03

A lovely poem of memories, Julie. Sad and moving, but also marvellously written.

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Tom

Fri 21st Oct 2022 13:55

This is beautifully expressed, Julie. The last two lines really got to me. 😢 I'm sure many can relate.

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