THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE
“Thank you for the days, those endless days,
those sacred days you gave me.”
– ‘Days’, The Kinks (1968)
Thank you for the days that are gone:
for the days of hope,
for the days of resolution to save the world,
when, by striving, we’d make it true.
Thank you for the beauty.
Thank you for the singing.
Thank you for the dancing and the joy that
we shared.
Thank you for the love that held us
and for the Spirit that filled us.
Thank you for the loving and the
magical, tender nights.
Thank you for the days that are gone,
and for the people who are gone,
those who cared for us and influenced us
for the good.
Thank you for today,
for this present moment of possibility.
Thank you for the days to come,
the days to fill with striving and with hope,
with joy, with beauty and with love.
May it be so.
Cliff Reed
26th September 2024
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