One Year

31,536,000 seconds and we age one year, Time never to be replaced, Things we did and did not do, All the happiness and all the fear. 525,600 minutes and we age one year, Edging closer to our demise, Finite things to see and love, To touch and to hear. 8,760 hours and we age one year, The choices that we made, Remaining safe behind our masks, Or risk shedding a tear. 365 days and we age one year, Following a narrow path, Steady and acquiescent did we stay, Or off the trail did we veer. 52 weeks and we age one year, Our youth falls far behind, Activities we much enjoyed, Now too much to bear. 12 months and we age one year, The people we have met The places we have gone The faces we did wear. 4 seasons and we age one year, Life now so expeditious, The future becomes blurred And the past becomes so dear. By Warren Wurzburger June 2011