Golden yYears Limbo

Golden Years Limbo

The old couple sat wiith their hands clasped

With each other's lovingly

Wondering what became of their dreams,

Who they are, and where they wanted to be

"We worked very hard and spent money quickly

Never bothering to think there would come a day

That someday it would all be gone

And we'd have to wait our life away"

"Our dreams became reality

Much sooner than we planned

And we let it run so quickly

in an hourglass of sand"

"We tried to make a lifetime

Of dreams for us come true

But forgot about our golden years

And time for just me and you"

"Fancy cars and trendy clothes

Were the order of each day

Our children had the very best

For school and for play"

"But time passed quickly and pennies were spent

From our trusty savings jar

Too late for us to realize

What's left just won't go far"

"Now the children are gone and doing

The things we taught them well

Spend all you can on things you want

Don't even sit a spell"

"Here we sit alone and broke

Mortgaged head to toe

Our dream became a nightmare

Far too long before we go"

Marian

July 18, 2009