The gathering...A Slice Of Time Cherished
Updated on January 13, 2010
The Gathering, In A Slice Of Time Cherished.
Bench-warmers we are,
our futures on hold,
while the game
of life goes on
as we relax
on the sidelines,
all around us people
struggle, and lose,
in a chaotic nation,
of recession and war.
But this sunny day
chases away
those blues,
no time for any
travelin' shoes,
young and free,
just hanging out,
rather then
hanging in there.
Friends in blends
of companionship
that will linger
in our memories,
long after
we languish,
in wheel-chaired poses
at some distant
nursing homes.
We are tomorrow
but the calendar
only reads today,
and so we stay,
in our cozy
little group,
laughing the
hours away
on a picnic bench,
just south of
what's to come.
©-MFB III