The Night Before New Year's Eve

The Night Before New Year's Eve By Franklin Price 12/30 2015 The Night before New Year's eve is here The same time for Christmas, a week ago did appear Time stops for no one does not march in place As we head for the end it's an annual race Father time with his scythe cuts the hours of wheat Baby New Year is coming it's a yearly repeat Been this way for decades and centuries too The same for Methuselah as for me and you Don't think we will make it as long as he did When he was a hundred he was still just a kid Just think what he saw in plus centuries nine Was not nearly as much as what I've seen in mine The big war had ended .It was in the same a year. The month of Thanksgiving is when I did appear No TV's to speak of, no computers at home. No jet airplanes to fly on, if we wanted to roam No wireless phones, then were rotary dialed For our grand kids to use them, would drive them quite wild All the cameras had film and the pictures we took Were developed and kept in memory book Invited friends over our pictures to see To talk about things; visit us personally Passed albums around and the pictures were fine Finished the evening with dinner and wine Times now have changed, phone and camera are one No dials and no film, at times increases our fun Snap a pic anywhere. transmit right to a friend Don't have to invite them, or on a visit depend No albums to look at with our social set They're in our computers to post on the net Pretty sure it's not better than when back in the day We invited friends over to look, eat and play As the New Year commences here's what you should do This New Year's resolution I offer for you “I will invite my friends over to talk and to dine With no phone in my hand just a nice glass wine”