Histories of Yesteryear

On a hill there stands a castle

all around are fields of green

Oh what enchantment fills me

gazing at this wondorous scene

Nearby stands a church so old

the stories it could tell

Histories of yesteryear

and present times as well

Thousands of couples married

vowing their love to share

generations of families

all join for weekly prayer

It`s the center of family life

treated with great respect

used as a general meeting place

for those who live near yet

A little path leads to the church

where many people walk

they gather together after mass

and love to and stand talk

Down in the village filled

with cottages so small

though the world around has changed

no changes here at all

It seems to me as though

time has just stood still

It stayed as of years ago

and I think it always will

A feeling of contentment

starts to fill my heart

as I visit this little place

that time has set apart

Memories come flooding back

and now or so it seems

when I go to bed at night

I return there in my dreams

these are more fond memories

written © 11-05-97 by Hilda