May Aderine (Mitton) Perrement , My Home Town</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=18.htm>May Aderine (Mitton) Perrement </a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>My Home Town</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b><p>I grew up in a small town where we knew our neighbours well.<br>They were friendly with each other and worked upon their land.<br>Whenever they were needed they would lend a helping hand.<br>It was always quite a hard life, making a living off the land.<br>Families had sleigh rides, dances and barn raisings too.<br>They went to church on Sundays and obeyed the golden rule.<br>They farmed, cut wood and worked around the place.<br>They had church socials, dances and enjoyed life as a rule.<br>Many had large families and sent the children to school.<br>The boys cut wood, harvested and helped with the chores.<br>They played ball, hockey and went to dances too.<br>The girls belonged to church groups and joined their friends in games.<br>They learned how to shop keep the home clean.<br>To have their own home eventually was a young girls dream.<br>They married, had families and some moved away.<br>They all remember their home town if only in a distant way.<br>They had a reunion for the ones that attended the schools.<br>People came from far and wide to catch up on the news.<br>Many young men and women went to World War II.<br>Some of them did not return but they were remembered too.<br>Their names are on the Cenotaph in the center of the town.<br>You see they are not forgotten when you pass through there now.</p></b></font></blockquote></blockquote><hr color=0000ca size=3><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk6.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk6.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>