Another Year Gone By

Another year gone by
They’re coming quicker now
Soon it will be spring
And then summer again
Before we can blink
We’ll return again
Another year gone by
And we look back
Always yearning
Those “good old days”
Which are forever from our grasp
We talk of change
How we’ll do this or that
Bad habits to break
Change our diets
Take those daily walks
The ones we keep saying
We’ll start taking
Just as soon as the weather breaks
The mirror which never lies
Revealing grey
Wrinkles and sagging skin
We blink several times
As if it would make it change
The crick in our necks
Aches and pains
Harder to hear
Eyesight growing dim
Another year gone by
Asking ourselves
If this is the one
The year we finally
Get things done
Change in the air
All the time
But if we don’t grab it
It floats away
So ask yourself
In the days ahead
When kisses at midnight
And makers of noise
Mean something more
Than just a celebration
And New Year’s Day
Actually has a purpose
Other than festivities

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R J Schwartz

I write about everything and sometimes nothing at all.I'm fascinated by old things, rusty things, abandoned places, or anywhere that a secret might be unearthed.I'm passionate about history and many of my pieces are anchored in one concept of time or another.I've always been a writer, dating back to my youth, but the last decade has been a time of growth for me.I'm continually pushing the limitations of vocabulary, syntax, and descriptive phrasing.

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