I remember the day when everything was perfect, The children quietly playing before tea, And no expectation other than the togetherness Of warmth through a window pane.
The Lego boards stretched out in a line, Travelling the length of two adjoining rooms, Houses, bungalows,a mansion and windmill, Dotted with flower heads to make gardens.
I sat at the sewing machine in the sunshine, Making a flannel gym slip for Katharine, Lucky came in and purred against me, Meowing for the rattle of her biscuits.
This is a life to value, where privilege And contentment reign from simplicity, And happiness found in human contact, Captured in time and with love.