Return To Yesterday

Big D wrote this poem and sent it to me to post on the blog. ENJOY

Return To Yesterday

The wild horses of youth
Seems I can still hear
The pounding of their hooves

In my memory I rode one of the speediest
Oh, what a magnificent stallion was he

We rode into towns, drank, caroused and kissed the girls
Then rode away as quickly as we came

In one small town high up in the mountain
My steed was slowed, I had looked into the eyes of a lady
and was slow to ride away
Halfway out of town, I looked back and she was looking back at me

My stallion seemed to say
You can put me away into the green pastures
Where there is neither night nor day

The years have come and gone
And no regrets have I
For I took the beautiful lady
And put my horse aside when she became my bride

She is gone now and soon, so must I
Together through the years we had a splendid ride

Out walking down the road
I came upon the pasture
Where my wild horse of youth retired
But, alas, he had broken free
And like me, never again will be seen

Author-Charles Crisp Sr.