Listen to the "oldsters"...
To what they have to say,
For they can tell you many stories
From a bygone day.
Their memories are treasure stores
Of happenings "way back when".
History books will not divulge
How life was lived back then.
Folks were often farmers
With cattle and with field,
Who labored long and hard each day
To gain a harvest yield.
Women knitted clothes and quilts
To keep their families warm.
Children learned The Golden Rule...
In schools this was "the norm".
People lived on what they had
And valued every dollar.
Students read and studied hard
With aim to be "a scholar".
Families were closer then...
They prayed and worked together.
Because they usually were close-knit,
Most "storms' they then could weather.
For those who only know about
The culture of today,
It's good to delve into the past
And our heritage survey.
We should not "lose" this era
Which speaks much to us today.
Our "oldsters" had great riches
Which are really not "passe".
"The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is their gray head (suggesting wisdom and experience)."
Proverbs 20:29 Amplified Bible
© 2007 Arlene Schwartzkopf