REMEMBER WHEN

Third place winner in COUNTRYMOM-JUST REMEMBER ME contest.

Remember when you were a child;
those teenage years when you were wild?
I recall the priceless memories made;
how grounding came when rules were disobeyed.

Remember when you walked to school;
when there wasn’t busing or a car pool?
I remember when candy bars cost a dime;
when I was a tomboy all covered in grime.

Remember when ill, and mom stayed by your side
until the fever and coughing did subside?
I recall being punished when coming home late
from a drive in movie while out on a date.

Remember when you went to church every day?
Your parents would have it no other way.
I still recall my parents’ gentle loving touch;
how they told us all we were loved very much.

Remember when, more than words to me now.
Forever etched in my heart, this I vow.
I wouldn’t trade anything for the memories made.
Permanently instilled in my mind; they’ll never fade.