\u201cI\u2019m not waiting to live my life, I\u2019m trying to catch it.\u201d Sybil Bank<\/p>\n
They sit together<\/p>\n
his arm around her shoulder<\/p>\n
talk of their great grandchildren<\/p>\n
as they watch geese glide across the surface<\/p>\n
of the pond.<\/p>\n
The wind is quiet<\/p>\n
and their final send offs settled.<\/p>\n
Golden years are full of doctors appointments,<\/p>\n
writing out birthday cards and T.V.<\/p>\n
They wonder why young people are always looking down at their phones and not at each other.<\/p>\n
Ask why the BMW has to blast Rap music as it speeds by.<\/p>\n
Together, they plan dinner and to call their oldest son tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Today is a good day she remembers him, his arthritis isn\u2019t so bad.<\/p>\n
Soon they\u2019ll walk hand in hand home,<\/p>\n
gave up driving when their vision started<\/p>\n
deteriorating.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s in each other\u2019s arms they feel most alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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