DAYS OF WINE & ROSES

They are not long

The days of youth and wonder

When innocence

And wonder abound.

They are not long

The days of wine and roses

How soon those care free

Days are gone.

They are not long

The days of growth and mating

When labor, home and

Family twine around.

They are not long

The days of grey-haired wisdom

One last quiet breath and

They are gone.

All our days

The love

The laughter, the sorrow

They are not long

 Rachel Nemitz, November 2010