You At Sixty & I At Fifty Five

Many a times I visualize

What will happen,

When you will be sixty

And I will be fifty five.

Our lives will never be the same as now

With children settled & busy you know how;

Enough time in our hand

To think & understand,

Plenty of topics to discuss

Which we had never dared to touch.

Watching movies that we missed,

Playing games where we slipped,

Scanning parts of the world

Where our mind had always wandered,

Sitting side by side

Hearing music with delight.

Chasing dreams of fulfillment

Still relaxed without commitment,

Walking hand in hand

On the seaside sand,

Eating food that we liked

Without weight gain fright.

Less dutiful & less punctual,

More beautiful and more liberal,

Less strict & less virtual,

More happy & more real.

With hands folded let us pray together

Such days arrive soon when freedom we gather!

Amen