As I count the years I’ve left behind
The moments and memories that forever entwine
Feelings that cannot be fully defined

I stare at the past with many mistakes and regrets
Some easily remembered some difficult to forget
Flashes of days gone by
That glance before my very eyes
Leave me spell-bound and hypnotized

Times I desire to rearrange
Things that can never be changed
Loves that are forever lost
Dreams that have long last fallen apart
Secrets I keep hidden at the bottom of my heart

I’ll bear them with me as I journey on
A reminder of how my life has gone
I’ll continue my existence with no struggle or strife
As I start to enter into the autumn of my life

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“The days are long
The years are short”
My Dad
(1908-2001)