The Dinner Table
THE DINNER TABLE
The dinner table no longer fact but just a dream and fable
With its demise the family is confused and ever so unstable
No longer do we sit and hear each others heart and dreams
The absence of this time together will tear us apart it seems
Where are the days when mom and sis the dinner table would set?
And around it and everyone would sit yes even our puppy pet
Times of laughter we all knew as we shared in our wonderful day
And even cried all together as our dear Granny was taken away
Its here each day we heard just how to live our lives
And not to walk with silly people and to battle and to strive
The art of just being forgiving and face new tests each day
For when this all has come and gone the family is here to stay
Now in its place are TV shows with no dinner table set
With mom and dad, brother and sis and the dog our little pet
Each one running to and fro and no time for talk or play
Sweet moments of the dinner table have all been swept away
Oh how I long to sit and hear my dear old dad just say
Tell us dear boy how are you and what did you do today
And hear mom plead our cause as dad his voice would raise
softly would she calm the place and sing our unearned praise
Well that's all gone with brother and sis and all of us sitting alone
It sometimes feels that life is hell and everything is like a stone
Why don't we try in this rushing life to make each family stable?
Yes remember it is as simple as just renewing the dinner table
Copyright © Stanley Almendro | Year Posted 2015
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