SENIOR RAMBLINGS

While most of your life you are actively engaged-
now, in retirement, all your efforts seem so staged.
Your hours used to be regulated and often regimented-
now, all of the time is your own, it feels open-ended.

A day's work made hours seem short, they did go fast,
when now your are idle and many thoughts dwell on the past.
In the evening family gathered to report on current event-
now- no one is there to tell of the lonely hours you spent.

Your past life was one that was full of continuous sharing,
knowing that you were surrounded by those who were caring.
Yet there are still relatives and friends on whom to call
but in your own home you are only able to talk to your wall.

Such is life, there is a point when you have to loo9k out for yourself
when your close companions are the TV and the books on the shelf.
You have to be grateful if you can function at reduced speed,
just console yourself- you know there are those you can call in need.