THE BEST OF DAYS

photo by J.R Hilton

THE BEST OF DAYS

Written by: J.R HILTON, May 2016

I remember the days that shone so bright

Such was my life then everything so right

Didn’t have a worry and barely a care

I had the best of times while I was there

My spirit was free as my will

Adventures, One after another, I couldn’t get my fill

I look around me now.  And wonder where it all went

It ran its course, It seen its day

Like an ancient river, Fading away

I filled my cup with soft summer nights; I lay in fields and watched the skies

So many hellos and just as many goodbyes

All the things that mattered gone, That didn’t take so long

But a lifetime has passed and a new one at last

I remember days filled with laughter

Floating down a river in the morning sun

Sitting by the fire when the day was done

Always someone to count on, Now I’m flying alone

My mates are all scattered, Far and wide

Both sides of the great divide

And faraway across the sea, on an English beach

The best days hang there just out of reach 

 I’m sure we could make it if we try

Where the sun shines, In the cool breeze from the lake

The sun shines on each moment we take

 I don’t need to tell you, change will come

The best days have all been won

I hate to say, But I think, that’s gonna be the way