David Pekrul

Those Old Dirt Roads



Posted: Saturday, February 28, 2009

by David Pekrul

On rugged mountain roads we drove,
And over shaky bridges,
Through valleys deep and rivers wide,
And over dangerous ridges.We forded rivers, climbed the slopes,
Through tunnels we did crawl,
We drove on through the rough terrain,
And really had a ball.

Adventurers are what we were,
And danger was the game,
And ever since those wilder days,
I've never been the same.

Though I am older than I was,
When I was just a kid,
I'll always love the things we had,
And all the things we did.

For mountain roads and rivers wide,
Were fantasies we had,
Now life is much more serious,
Since I was just a lad.

The mountain roads were in the dirt,
A pile in our back yard,
And little cars are what we drove,
We really drove them hard.

A pile of dirt and Matchbox Cars,
Was more than just a game,
Oh how I loved those younger times,
To leave them is a shame.

But I am older than I was,
And life must carry on,
Yet I will always love those days,
Which now are all foregone.

If this article is used in any publication, please send a copy of the publication to David Pekrul at
170 Carr Cres.
Okotoks, AB
T1S 1E3
Canada
E-Mail:dpekrul@gmail.com
David Pekrul was born in New Westminster, B. C. Canada.

He wrote his first poem in February, 2004, as an Anniversary card for his wife, Linda. Being rather pleased by the results of his first attempt, he wrote a second one, then another and another. He soon realized that he was in love with words.

The pictures that his words paint may not always be pretty, but they are pictures worth viewing, for he writes about the world around him, whether they be things good, bad or otherwise. He also writes about family, nature, God and faith.

His first poetry book, "Parts Of The Sum Volume One" has just been published and can be found at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3145051

David makes his home in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies with his wife Linda and spoiled pup, Tiki.

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