As the moments slip away
The landscape forever changes
I hold onto treasured memories
Those of days gone by

The best is yet to come
My life’s love would say
But the scales have now tipped
Things go the other way

Memories are what I have
Good, bad and ugly
But they are mine
‘Til the end of my time

I wish I knew then
What I now know
Unnecessary time wasted
Exaggerated insignificance

Take heart, dear friend
Make light of the unimportant
For life is too short
Memories live forever