When They Fade Away

In the age of the internet

It is too easy

To look around

And see pictures

Or hear music

Of days of yore

And wish for something simpler

And for something more

Contemplative

That challenges our minds

As we look at the life

We have defined

Instead of a sense of wonder

We relish what was in the past

Holding up shining examples

Of how things do last

Instead of accepting something new

Something deep and full of meaning

Dollar signs got in the way

It became so demeaning

Few do things because they can

Everyone expects rich pay

Not satisfied with what they are doing

When they fade away

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by Bill Ferguson

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