Now and Then In 2017

Now and Then in 2017© There was a time when I was younger That there was this constant hunger Time has passed and the years have flown by Sometimes joy and laughter, sometimes a good cry Vows kept under the stars we met A grandson that keeps me young without regret Where once I had a great left hook I now rely on Facebook I could compete at a track meet What I do now is Tweet from my seat In lieu of at the rink with my team I’m Linked In to the latest dream Before, at the diamond with a bat After, I share the world with Snap Chat Amazon was a great river in Brazil Now an eCommerce site with a bill Past, hanging out at the mall looking for chicks Present, replaced by watching Netflix pics It used to be four on the floor Instead my best friend is an I Phone more Many hours once spent polishing chrome Replaced by Google Chrome in your home Parallel parking used to be a real pain My car parks by itself again and again At the pumps no more The car is electric and less a chore I find myself often saying Is there an “app” for that, and then playing In conclusion I have no dilution of days gone by The days of yore are long gone and I’m on standby To give it all a try Andreas Simic©