MY SPECIAL PLACE

I found a very special place

where peace and joy abound.

It is a secret no one knows

This place that I have found.

There is a beauty which I have seen

and it brings such joy to me.

I can sit and feel secure

filled with serenity.

I glance within my inner thoughts

and pictures fill my mind.

Of days gone by forever

when all the world seemed kind.

I see a garden small and neat

filled with fragrant flowers.

A wishing well an old oak bench

where I can sit for hours.

I hear the birds in the trees

singing their special song.

An old grey cat sits and purrs

he feels that he belongs.

In the distance a church bell rings

Oh what a glorious sound.

Calling folks to evening prayer

they come from all around.

I watch a little squirrel

climbing in a tree

searching for food no doubt.

He`s not afraid of me.

My heart is full of love and hope

my mind is filled with pleasure.

These are the moments dear to me

the things I`ll always treasure.

I hear a voice call my name

come in it`s time for tea.

My mothers voice oh how sweet

and she is calling me.

Now I leave my secret place

and dreams of long ago.

But I`ll return again soon

to this place I`ve grown to know.

And now I`ll tell my secret

this place I`ve set apart.

You probably have guessed by now,

I`ts deep within my heart.

Childhood Memories of England

by Hilda, © October 18th.,1997