Lives lived,
Lives loved,
Lives scattered by the time winds.
83? 84? appeared again!
Over 500, counting spirits!

Kids, parents & grandparents.
We were those
and had those!
Now we have those
and are those!

Long looks, winks, and glances,
Some for the first time!
Shame on you old people!
Some repeated again,
from the first grade.

Stories told! Stories untold!
Lies and truths by perspective.
All intriguing, wish I knew all!
Could write a book!
An abundance of belly!
And belly laughs!

Remember when?  
Barely!  
Was I there?  
Yes, without a doubt.
We all were there!

Some loves long lost
Some long loves not lost
But brought along.
For some, it is,
Thank Goodness both ways!

Paths taken,
to the present.
Some purposefully.
Most not!
All in the rearview now.

Popular?  Did it really matter?
Smart?  Maybe not so much!
Athletic?  Ouch!  It hurts now!
Pretty boy? Pretty girl?  That's gone!
Loved?  Yes, that's important!

Some lost their flip.
Others brought their flop,
and showed it.  
Dragged Main, but now the mainframe!
LOL!  Wait!  What's LOL?
Ya know, ****, LMMFAO, ROTFLMAO!

Cruising that four lane thoroughfare,
Around and around,
Der Weinerschnitzel to Sante Fe.
Doing it every time we return.
Feels the same, if you do the dips slow!    

I had a baby!  Might be my baby!
Nixon bombs babies!  
Draft done.  Some of us captured anyway.
Crazy world then, and to come!
God bless the babies!

A night or two together.
A picnic lunch in history,
We were some of that history.
Not about me,
But about we.

Those gone?
39?  Too many?
We are too!
Gone! Just the same!
Too soon!

Capture it! With a photo?
Hold it!
Treasure it!
Until we meet again!
Don't step in it!

© 2015 Jim Davis