Freedom Fading Away
Hearing Street Musicians Playing And Children's Laughter
I Stand On My
Balcony.
Breathing In The
Fresh Ocean
Air,
Which Is So
Pure.
Thoughts Of Having
Freedom
Is Fading
Away.
Freedom Of Speech Is
Dissipating.
Are We Allowed To
Think
Anymore?
Silence Fills
Everyone's
Soul.
We Are In Shock
Being Pulled Into
Unquestioned
Obedience,
Censorship.
An Authoritarian
Society.
I Think Please
Turn Back The Clock.
Give Us One More
Chance,
To Fight For
Our Freedom.
Now Is The Time
To Stand Up For
Our Rights
God Warriors.
Memories Of Yesterday
Remembering
My Thoughts Are
Entwine
With Christ.
So Free We Felt
As We Walked On
The City Streets By The
Ocean.
Walking On
The Boardwalk
Side Walks By
The Sea.
Watching The Waves
Crash Into The Tall
Fishing Piers.
Laughter And People
Fill The Boardwalk.
On A Warm Summer
Evening.
The Ocean Breeze
Breeze Blows Gently
Through My Hair.
Sending Holy Rushes
Up My Spine.
As I Look At The
Exhilarating
Beauty Of God's
Creation Of The
Mass And Vast
Ocean.
All You Can See
For Miles Is Brillant
Blue Ocean And
Playful Crashing
Waves.
I Breathe In The Salty
Ocean Air.
And Feel So Very Lucky
To Be Alive.
And Feel The Tremendous
Love Of God.
The Laughter Of Children
Fill The Atmosphere.
Children Are Eating
Popcorn And
Cotton Candy.
Children Are Riding
The Merry Go Rounds.
Sitting On Horses.
Parents Are Watching
Their Children With Such
Adoration and Love.
What A Gorgeous Innocent
Summer Evening.
Walking To A Beat
Of Music Playing
On Side Walk Cafe's.
Friendly Street Musicians
Playing Acoustic Guitars
Smiling As You Walk By.
Months Later The City
Streets Are Empty.
There Is No Laughter
From The Children
On The Ocean
Boardwalk.
No Fishermen Fishing
On The Fishing Piers.
It's Just A Ghost Town.
Now I Just Dance And
Hold On To Those Special
Memories Of Walking On
The Busy Board Walk
By The Sea.
Now Tears And
Bewilderment Fills
The People Across
The World.
Silence And Warnings
Echos Across The Sea
To A City Street That
Is Quiet And Empty.
Comments
John Hansen from Gondwana Land on May 01, 2020:
All is going ok here thanks, Diane. It is sad when you right to free speech is stifled like that. It is a known fact that pollution has reduced greatly since the lockdown.
Diane Denison (author) from Cincinnati Ohio on May 01, 2020:
Thank you John Hansen for your kind words. I hope all is going well with you in these difficult times. To be honest what inspired me to write this. I posted on a social site a Nasa report about worldwide pollution is going down. I was warned to watch what I posted. I did not say anything on the post. Just shared a Nasa Findings. I was shocked and felt my freedom of speech being infringed upon.
John Hansen from Gondwana Land on April 30, 2020:
A poem that begins so joyous and uplifting suddenly turns sombre and serious. You did a wonderful job with this Diane. I liked the Crowded House song too.
