Fifty Years and Counting…

March 23, 2017 by francisallcorn

It is fifty years since I set sail
far away from that distant shore
leaving behind all I had known
hoping my dream was not alone.

I had no reason that I should leave
away from the land that I called home
but given the chance for a future untold
a new land to visit and behold.

My Mother was there to welcome me
along with those of my family
pleased that we had decided to come
to make our American family as one.

Fifty years have passed since that day
my Mother has also passed away
the family has grown and to pastures new
all that remains are memories so few.

As I look back to that day
when a new life before us lay
I think how different if we had stayed
what other games we might have played.

The past is something come and gone
and we have to keep moving on
decisions made are there to stay
as time marches along the way.

If I could do it over again
would I still have travelled all this way
to spend my life in a country so new
the answer to that is I haven’t a clue.

18 thoughts on “Fifty Years and Counting…”

wholelottarosie

wholelottarosie says: March 23, 2017 at 7:07 am

Oh…so wonderful…..

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- francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted...
  
  fallcorn1936 says: March 23, 2017 at 11:36 am
  
  Thank you and thanks for commenting.
  
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wholelottarosie

wholelottarosie says: March 23, 2017 at 7:13 am

I love your poems
They make me happy and sad and thoughtful

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- francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted...
  
  fallcorn1936 says: March 23, 2017 at 11:38 am
  
  I think the goal of every writer is to provoke those feelings in others as he/she remembers them.
  
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TheFeatheredSleep – Editor, Psychotherapist, Publisher. www.indieblu.net https://borderlessjournal.com/ https://thepineconereview.com/

TheFeatheredSleep says: March 23, 2017 at 10:52 am

Wow this really spoke to me. I totally relate to this. Wonderful writing! Thank you!

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- francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted...
  
  fallcorn1936 says: March 23, 2017 at 11:38 am
  
  Thanks for your comments.
  
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  - TheFeatheredSleep – Editor, Psychotherapist, Publisher. www.indieblu.net https://borderlessjournal.com/ https://thepineconereview.com/
    
    TheFeatheredSleep says: March 23, 2017 at 11:46 am
    
    The pleasure is mine. Wonderful writing.
    
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anna pecorino says: March 23, 2017 at 11:13 am

You inspire me dear friend! You’re a poet and I know it, because your feet are “longfellows”!!!

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- francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted...
  
  fallcorn1936 says: March 23, 2017 at 11:39 am
  
  That is a complement for me to inspire an intellect like yourself.
  
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Frieda says: March 23, 2017 at 11:26 am

Reblogged this on Trotz alledem and commented:
Ich reblogge mal, in wordpress kann man press this eingeben aber nicht rebloggen, ist ja fast wie in twitter, Danke, pondblog

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kkessler833 – Radford Virginia – I am an award-winning professional artist and former Asst. Prof. of Art at Radford University with artwork in 32 states, six countries, and the art collection of actress, Morgan Fairchild. My paintings have been seen throughout the United States in national, international, and group shows. I have won numerous awards, including awards from Dorothy Gillespie, May Stevens, Frank Webb, and Daniel Greene. My best-selling print, "Reaching Out", was selected from over three million works of art on Fine Art America to be on the set of The Mindy Project and I appeared with my artwork on The Hour of Joy on FoxTV out of Roanoke on March 10th 2013. I live to paint and it is important to me to find homes for all of my creations. I have originals and prints in thirty-two states, Canada, Germany, Russia, England, Switzerland and Australia. I want to cover the world with my art! http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-site-verification-using-meta-tag/ .

kkessler833 says: March 23, 2017 at 11:36 am

Great post!

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- francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted...
  
  fallcorn1936 says: March 23, 2017 at 11:40 am
  
  Thank you.
  
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  - kkessler833 – Radford Virginia – I am an award-winning professional artist and former Asst. Prof. of Art at Radford University with artwork in 32 states, six countries, and the art collection of actress, Morgan Fairchild. My paintings have been seen throughout the United States in national, international, and group shows. I have won numerous awards, including awards from Dorothy Gillespie, May Stevens, Frank Webb, and Daniel Greene. My best-selling print, "Reaching Out", was selected from over three million works of art on Fine Art America to be on the set of The Mindy Project and I appeared with my artwork on The Hour of Joy on FoxTV out of Roanoke on March 10th 2013. I live to paint and it is important to me to find homes for all of my creations. I have originals and prints in thirty-two states, Canada, Germany, Russia, England, Switzerland and Australia. I want to cover the world with my art! http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-site-verification-using-meta-tag/ .
    
    kkessler833 says: March 23, 2017 at 11:42 am
    
    Welcome!
    
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bjenkinsus

bjenkinsus says: March 24, 2017 at 7:59 am

You haven’t a clue! Ha!

Me either.

Bj

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- francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted...
  
  fallcorn1936 says: March 24, 2017 at 10:58 am
  
  So true….
  
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Sue (Mac's Girl) – Seventy-something. Mother of 3, Grandmother of 5, great-grandmother of 1. Likes gardening, photography, philately, writing, reading and life in general.

Sue (Mac's Girl) says: March 24, 2017 at 2:15 pm

I can relate to this in so many ways. I’ve been in the US almost 45 years now. My parents, who came out to live with us, have now passed on and the family is all grown up and spread around the country. I honestly don’t know if I would make the same choices if I had my time to live over again but once you’ve made the move, sometimes there’s no going back.

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- francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted...
  
  fallcorn1936 says: March 24, 2017 at 4:27 pm
  
  Interesting how close our stories are. I have a friend who has just returned to the UK and he says it’s permanent. For myself, I really like the Texas weather and the thought of all of that rain is depressing not to mention cold and gloomy. Thanks for commenting.
  
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anggelinamenulis says: March 30, 2017 at 12:52 am

Wonderful poem! Keep healthy for more beautiful years to go! 😻

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Retired from the University of Texas and too old to play soccer anymore. Now, in the twilight of his years, time is spent writing in this blog, hiking and exploring Texas Parks, photography, working out, gardening and tending to the five ponds he built .

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