Soon enough we are born.

We grow; we live our various lives,

we love.

 

Soon enough we have children –

and many good friends.

Our families stretch and

Joy is a gift received,

soon enough.

 

Soon enough but often too soon –

we grow old or find that

it is time to leave, to go.

We can take nothing with us

but the love we have shared.

We will be remembered,

for this love, always,

soon enough.

 

 

David Garlick, Victoria, December, 2001