The BIG Reunion
50 years?- 50 years?
I don't
know if I should laugh….. or be crying tears???
How did
it happen, how did time go by so fast this way,
that
little guy "Mike" on his bike, from East Rockaway?
Mr.
Plunkett and Mr. Faulkner too,
if it
has been 50 years since then…. heaven knows where are you????
The
time has flown, some of us have even passed,
our
children grown…. the years have gone by so very fast!
Time
marches on to new tomorrows, and we must also learn to change,
we have
had many joys and sorrows, in a rainbow range.
50 years? - 50 years?
We are
the last roses of summer, and deserve Three Cheers!
For we
are bonded together in a very, very special way.
From
the proud roots of our little town called…. East Rockaway,
and
that wild Ocean Avenue-with that incredible bending turn,
and our
beautiful High School located there, where we went learn.
Yes,
the magic of the Grand Canal and Hewlett Point Beach,
so many
memories of gold, so easy to reach.
Rhame
Avenue School, and Centre Avenue too,
and the
good little girls from Saint Raymond's- and what -“they wouldn’t do.”
50 years? - 50 years?
I
celebrate them all!…. and cast away all my fears!
For we
are lucky to be alive, and how the world has dramatically changed in blinks!
From
carbon paper, to texting, and online dating, and YouTube links.
From
Rock Rivalry, to the digital age,.... the years quickly flew,
but I
am still “me”…………….. and you are still “you.”
Howdy
Doody and Clarabell have left us, they have found their final fate,
but we
must learn to change with the seasons, and stay up with Facebook late.
Yes,
the old exchange of LYnbrook 9 or possibly 3,
has now
transformed into a digital phone, with a screen we can hardly see.
But
alas we cannot complain, we are still here…. as you can tell,
yes,
there has been some rain, but also many brilliant sunrises as well.
50 years? - 50 years?
Yes, so
many joys-so many tears.
Live it
well, and grasp the opportunity of each new day!
and
when that sunset comes, as it will… Smile and say…
Life is
a miraculous and mysterious gift, and I love it all,
it was
a beautiful Summer, and a majestic Fall.
But do
not fear the cold winter, it sometimes seems to be,
for if
you live your life with joy, the power of love will always set you free.
Yes,
every season of life can beautifully bring,
the joy
of enthusiasm……….. and an eternal Spring!
With Love to all---Mike Jacobs