1956..a new era
poem by:
Frank Hornby .
Written
on Jul 09, 2022
"Families arrived...from the Liverpool slums... ..most with Mums 'n' Dads...some with just Mums.. Kirkby was the place...to start a new life.. only ten miles from Liverpool...possibilities were rife.. Lots of young kids...with hours, and hours to play.. girls had their skipping ropes...the lads played football all day.. Thirty six families lived in the six blocks..of three story flats.. ...along with at least four dogs....I didn't see any cats.. Most of us kids were only six, or seven years old.. We'd hardly ever seen green fields...it was a sight to behold!. We all thought we were in paradise..no two days were ever the same.. as soon as the footy was over...we'd play another fun game.. Growing up in Kirkby was the best time of my young life... I left when I was twenty one...back home to Liverpool with Mary my wife!"
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Christopher Russon commented on Jul 20, 2022 at 7:07am
Love this poem Frank.the fifftys where the new begginings,
Frank Hornby .
commented on Jul 25, 2022 at 6:08pm
.....thanks Chris....yeah it really was a new and exciting chapter of my young life....meeting at least 15 to 20 new friends in the first couple of weeks in moving to Kirkby....this place holds so many memories for me (some good some bad)....and I've written many poems about them....Chris it's great to hear from you...Pondrin needs to read some more of your poetry.....(soon)...
