Closing his eyes he drifts,
And hears the laughter.
The past drifts in and lingers
And grasping at the moment
He sighs.
Standing now his eyes take in the mantel
Moments in time
Frozen in time
They alone in their lives
He alone in his.
Hand on rail he climbs the stairs
And recalls when they were new.
Sixteen steps from bottom to top
So many [...]
