NOTE: The following poem is borrowed from an anthology of poetry entitled “The Changing Seasons of Life”, which was authored by Fred Blahnik and published in 2016.
Another Day Passed
By Frederick J. Blahnik
The sun slips silently over the western horizon
I watch it closely as it disappears from sight
Darkness slowly settles in while a battalion of crickets intensify their raucous chirping
Another day passed
Never to return………
I go for a walk down a desolate gravel road
Corn growing tall, stretching eagerly toward the heavens
The furry, more-gray-than-white dog at my feet panting heavily in the oppressive summer heat
Another day passed
Never to return………
Daughters home from college for the summer
Working odd jobs, lazying around the house the remainder of the time
I can remember back–Way back in time!!!–when I too got to indulge in that same Bohemian lifestyle
Another day passed
Never to return………
Dogs barking outside the kitchen window
Just a pick-up truck going by on our township road, driving slowly yet not menacingly
But that’s the reason you always wanna keep a good watchdog around your place in the country, right?!
Another day passed
Never to return…….
Sitting out back now savoring a strong whiskey and Squirt
Sealing the lid on yet another wondrous, eventful day
What about living and life ain’t there to like?
Another day passed
Never to return………
Then multiply these dreamy, never-alike seamless days by a hundred and then by another three hundred
Years pass
Never to return….…
And a life quickly passes as well
Never to return………
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