I remember as a kid when times weren't quite so hard
being off ill from school or as we say in the valleys 'bard'
Lying on the settee
with the flu or a 'bard' belly
watching Words and Pictures or whatever was on telly
A blanket lovingly placed over me
on my forehead a cooling flannel
my Mam and Dad
as remote control
getting up to change the channel
My parents would look after me
such affection they displayed
cheering me up with a comic and obligatory Lucozade
When I wasn't too well they'd give the Doc a shout
hard to believe it these days but he actually came out
The Dr would ask you what was wrong and you'd give him a description
he'd often take your temperature then write you a prescription
Usually for medicine
often red gloopy stuff
humongous was the bottle you had more than enough
Mam or Dad would give it to me
a plastic spoon trying not to waste
then I'd gulp down the Lucozade to try and hide the taste
The medicine a magic potion 'cos it always did the trick
a day or two on that stuff no longer was l sick
Now I am much older and times they can be hard
I often think back to those days as I kid when I was 'bard'.
©️𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 (2025)
