Family Rim, Stream and Team

Senior citizens Crated in old people’s homes Discarded denizens Wrinkled forms Pivotal during heyday Generating national growth Beyond payday Bestowing cloth On backs of offspring Pouring sweat day and night Zip in their gait and spring Delight and sunlight In hearts of extended families Fountains of love and generosity Inspiration for hallowed homilies Wellspring of wisdom in the city Senior citizens houses built From scratch Committed to the hilt From a rural hut with thatch Where senior citizens originated Trekking hundreds of kilometres Sunshine baked and incinerated Through bush path nanometers and metres Feet aching Parched tongues Future taking Mustangs Searing heartache When senior citizens forsaken Monumental mistake Faith shaken Time To reconsider Importance of the dime To consider Values and beliefs That pride of place accord to the aged In kerchiefs and handkerchiefs Rummaged and foraged To honour the old Held in high esteem To withhold Neglect in family fabric, team and stream.