I can remember a time <br />when the neighbourhood bond was strong. <br />When you could chat to one another <br />over the fence about everything going on. <br />Resolving the problems that others had, <br />and helping them to get through. <br />Those days are in the past. <br />Oh, where have they gone? <br />The community spirit of long, long ago. <br /> <br />27 October 2007<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/community-spirit-2/