Old
folks, old barns are similar
about the same to me,
both get grayer with
their age
get weathered as can be
Old folks, old barns start leaning
as they start to show their age,
old folks need walking canes to walk
barns, timbers strongly braced
Old barns lean in toward the floor
begin to come apart,
old people, more than likely
get broken in their hearts
Old folks, old barns, ordinarily
have things they keep inside,
both have loving memories
times when they laughed or cried
Each have stood the elements
the
toils of earthly strife,
both share determination
not to fall or fail their
life
In the end old folks, old barns
still greet the rising sun,
both
of them can't wait to see
what comes with each new dawn
So if you're passing
either one
as you race down life's highway,
stop in and spend some time
with them
before they pass away.
©
d.knape
October 27, 2013
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"Once Upon A Line" - Light verse and poetry by d.knape
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