What In Life, Can We Truly Ever Hold

What In Life, Can We Truly Ever Hold What of life, brings us such great thrilling calls Weeks dancing about, floating on cloud nine Remember as children huge red beach balls And ice cream eating, strawberry was fine! Why does time, take away more than it gives Starting with loved family and dear pets Could it be, that life devours as it lives And we wrongly try to cover all bets! Remember when jukebox songs cost a dime Double header movies just fifty cents Back when we had more joy and far less crime Time was plentiful, so easily spent! What in life, can we truly ever hold Other than memories when we grow old! Robert J. Lindley, 1-21-2017 Sonnet