DREAMING

When I was a little child,
Maybe five or six,
I dreamt I'd have a family
And make a lot of friends.
When I counted fifteen candles
On my birthday cake,
I dreamt each one became a wheel
That sped off out of sight.
The day I got my first big job
I began to plan my life.
A wife, some kids, a house, and a van
Would be mine without much strife.
When I get to the big 4 - 0,
I want to holiday in style.
I think I'll visit Disney World
And then cruise down the Nile.
And when I reach retirement age,
My big job is at an end,
All my grandkids will keep me young,
And I'll dream of golf and gin.
I'm told when I'm eighty or ninety years old,
There'll be nothing left to plan,
But I'm going to write my memoirs down,
And dream I'm young again.

- Gimli Evening Class -

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