Poetry

1. Once Upon A Time By Winston W Wallace Click to advance

2. Once upon a time Is the opening line In many a fairy tale rhyme It speaks in a magical way Of when the child had his way Of Kings, Queens, and Princess galore Fairies, witches, gremlins, goblins, And oh so much more

3. A time of innocence and flowers Of castles and towers Rainbows in the day and stars in the night Jack and Jill, Cinderella and Snow White Little Red Riding Hood and The Little Red Hen The Sun and the Wind The Three Little Pigs and The Gingerbread Boy Take me back to that joy

4. Peter Pan never wanted to grow up and I don't think he ever did He never kept the child in him hid He opened the jar and threw away the lid So his dreams could fly like he And that's what I want for you and me Age is for old people Ancient churches with their tall steeple

5. Redwood trees, rocks, and the like You may dam the river with your dike And turn the soil with your plow You may steal my future and ridicule me now Raise the bread with leaven Build your towers to Heaven

6. That may be part of your schemes But don't ever take my dreams For my dreams are you Past, present and new Just like the fairy tale without reason or rhyme May the child live forever Once upon a time

7. The End Winston W Wallace