Wellbeing

We Had

All that we needed

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

we had a shilling for our meter, coal for our fire and paraffin for our lamps

we had wellies for our toes, gloves for our fingers and hats for our ears

we had porridge for breakfast, broth for dinner and mince and tatties for tea

we had a chain for our toilet, tin for our bath and a geyser for our water

we had a Butler sink for our dishes, a boiler for our sheets and a mangle to finish

we had a baker for our bread, a grocer for our greens and a dairy for our milk

we had a sweeper for our carpets, vinegar for our windows and a brush for our stairs

we had a street to play in, a hill for climbing and cardboard to slide down again

we had stories to tell, songs to sing and jokes to make us laugh

we had no means to thrive, but learned to survive and somehow stay alive

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