WHEN WE WERE THERE

I remember when it was today, a long ago yesterday now.

It was our neighborhood, our Yorba Linda town.

When I close my eyes It is the sights I still see, do you remember me?

I can hear the sounds from yesterday when the wind is here,

The streets were crowded with fun and laughter of friends I knew.

When we were there our young energy flowed through this town so beautifully,

Friendships were taken a little for granted as we expected always would be.

I could walk outside on any given day and a friend seemed to be within sight,

We had our special friends but today I see that you were all special in some way.

The hills above my street were alive with trees and birds, a place we all went,

Those days when we didn’t sit inside playing video games or on our phones,

We sought out our friends, shared great times with memories that are here today.

Sadly it is that for most of us we can only visit within a computer, facebook,

At the same time it has come to be a blessing as we may never have fund each other.

A circle of friends from children we were, may our circle grow and come together again,

We left our childhood behind, only with time yet never lost in our minds.

Wherever you may be know that I think of you and will cherish all that we had

back in a time, those days in a great Yorba Linda community.

Keith Garrett