Memories

Memories The calendar drops another page Adds another digit to my age Those bright sunny days My music loudly plays Tunes that bring a smile to my face Gets me dancin’ all over the place Time sure runs fast when your days start to get slow Memories both happy and sad, some so long ago Some still fresh like wet paint that you dare not touch Some make you grimace so don’t think of them too much Singin’ into a wooden spoon Summer will be here soon People and pets now gone from view Can’t replace and God knows I miss you Time sure runs fast when your days start to get slow Memories both happy and sad, some so long ago Some still fresh like wet paint that you dare not touch Some make you grimace so don’t think of them too much Thank you all for being a part of my life and everything The smiles then, and the ones your memories bring And I love my family and every friend I’ll always defend, yes you can depend We make more memories every day Chiseled in stone and here to stay Time sure runs fast when your days start to get slow Memories both happy and sad, some so long ago Some still fresh like wet paint that we ain’t completed Painted over cause why remember being defeated Yeah, time runs fast, but our minds run quicker Pop a bottled water, watch the fire flicker Fire a doob, come sit by my side For a couple hours come hide Laugh about the things we thought Would get us busted and we’d be caught Back when gas was under a buck We were young and didn’t give a fuck Time has run so far from then it’s true Memories soon will be all that’s left of you One day all the painting will be done Those around will gather to have fun And the tales of days we ran, free without a care Times we flew so high, drifting through the air The smiles we brought, the tears we fought All wrapped together in the smile we sought Time sure runs fast when your days start to get slow Memories both happy and sad, some so long ago Some make me feel cool, some make me look dumb Some you will never forget, while some you will become Tim Windisch 3/1/2020