<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[To Wear A Rainbow...]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://toweararainbow.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[mira65]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://toweararainbow.wordpress.com/author/mira65/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[THOSE WERE THE&nbsp;DAYS&#8230;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>In response to The Daily Post&#8217;s writing prompt: <a href="https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/from-the-collection-of-the-artist/">&#8220;From the Collection of the Artist.&#8221;</a></p>
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<p><em><strong>those were simpler times</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>times when you could love</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>then technology did not rule</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>when you still feared the god above</strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong>human contact meant more</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>as did a walk in the park</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>there was still some clean air</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>you did not have to wear a mask</strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong>the lovely cars and trains</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>all are here on display</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>but more important than that</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>were the people, happy and gay</strong></em></p>
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