Poem What happened to peace and tranquillity? Rivers running through the mountains Winding quietly through the valley’s On their way down to the sea. The people of the Falkland Islands Going about their daily business Life’s so peaceful and so free. The children playing on the sea shore They’ll be playing there for ever more Living wild and oh so free. Their building for a better future Raising brand new families That was what life really used to be. The wild life the clear blue skies The silence on the calmest days The unspoilt land for miles to see. Their islands their place of all their dreams The friendliest people to be found With natures peace and tranquillity. Many years have come and gone The way of life the peace and quiet People offering a helping hand. Where once there was a wilderness Just a few hundred years ago A breed of new people now settled on this land. Today the way of life is changing The population continues to grow The peace the quiet is almost gone. Oh for all those days of old That laid back way of life Now a place we no longer know everyone. Living of the land once so common To those it was their life Their happiness their wildest dreams. Today it’s now all money driven While old folk sit and watch There is no going back it seems. Unlocked doors those cups of tea The friendly faces that greet you The kindest people you could hope to meet. Now your neighbour is a stranger Their working life is so demanding To them you’re just a number in the street. They rely on all their goods provided To keep them safe and warm Now they come for just the money. Yes the Kelpers way has changed so much Some call it moving forward Your cherished past is but a memory. No one care’s what you once did To live the life we knew People changed in so many ways. Biggest of farms that was the norm Have now been broken down It’s not the same like in the good old days. Generations of pioneering people The once proud owners of the land Fading into the distant past . They no longer have control Having to change their way of life Their hopes their dreams are fading fast.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:19:10 +0000
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