WHEN I WAS YOUNG

 I had that feeling of going west
 When I was young and had a career
 But I got lured into sticking around
  
 It was my decision and cost me 40 years
 A lot happened in that period of time
 There are no regrets
 It was beautiful
 You can imagine
  
 Then the career was over
 We moved north
 No one wanted to get aboard
 They went west 
 Wanted to be in the mountains
  
 You’ve heard the story
 Nothing new
 We were free and
 The living was easy
  
 Nothing stays easy for long
 You get involved and
 One thing leads to another
  
 Some say you are nuts
 Maybe they are right, but
 We walk in our own shoes
  
 Community is community and
 People care about things
  
 No matter what happens
 They are there and we were happy
  
 Children do come home for a while
 They liked the lake shore vacation
 Then they leave and life goes on
 until if finally doesn’t
  
 Stanski
 October 24, 2019