Talking about When I was a Boy

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When I was a Boy

When i was a boy

I fished the canal

with a stick some cotton

and a worm

 

I’d sit on the canal bank

In the warmth of the sun

And I’d watch

 has that worm did squirm

 

Back then the canal

Was filled with life

So full of wild creatures

It could be cut with a knife

 

Frogs, toads, sticklebacks

To name just a few

While over head

May fly’s and dragon fly’s flew

 

The water was clear

You could see to the mud

That bubbled with life

Like a giant soapsud

 

But now that I’m grown

The canal’s just a pit

Filled with old shopping trolleys

And all kinds of s**t.

 

The life is all gone

You can’t even find a snail

If you do find a frog

It is very sick and pale

 

Now when I walk the canal

I get a tear in my eye.

And the little boy inside me

he starts to cry

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3 Responses to “Talking about When I was a Boy”

  1. Unknown Says:

    hey </3
    you wrote that?
    hueva did tiz awesum
    check my space out, i do poetry aswell ^_^
    not as good as tht though ^_^
    naf x

  2. Jarmara Says:

    Hi I\’m A Writer because that is what I do… I found your space very interesting
    If you would like to meet a like minded scribbler… Who has set up a writing group called \’The Write word at the Write time\’  (be aware it is a very new group…. and I\’m new to all of this too)
    then please pop in when you have some free time and follow the link from my space
    Yours
    Anon

  3. Unknown Says:

    Loved the end, even tho it\’s sad…

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