Do you remember Dinner on the grounds
I was a little boy
I used to run and play all day

There was always lots of good food
The more people ate. The more food there was
I was too young to notice at the time

After dinner there was singing in the Church
Gospel Music flowed from the windows
On Good Days Aunt Hattie would get to shouting

Us kids stayed outside and played not to create a disturbance 
We would pull ourselves up and look in the windows 

There were strange things going on as the people swayed back and fort to the music
I learned later it was called the Holy Spirit

What ever it was it was from heaven
Some said they got healed
From what I’m not sure
But they said it was a real cure 

Seems things aren’t like they used to be
I think Old Time Religion is good enough for me

November 23, 2021
Mark Waldrop