You’ve come along way baby
Perhaps you’ll go further, maybe
It’s taken us a lifetime to get here
But Please! Listen to me my dear
Don’t forget where you’ve come from
Remember, your darling sweet mum
The advice she always gave you
How she told you what to do
When things go wrong
In your heart there’s still that song
Keep on keeping on
And you’ll never be alone
There is an answer when you pray
-A group poem by the patrons of the Roy B. Culler, Jr. Senior Center on February 6, 2014.
When the sun comes out I’m as happy as can be,
I’m happy to see the sun and feel the warmth.
After the rain, I smell the flowers and the breeze coming,
After the rain.
After the rain, its warm and cuddly and maybe I can see a butterfly.
The joy to see the earth refreshed after the rain.
I feel good after the rain.
I smell very sweet smells after the rain.
After the rain, I’m glad it quit so now I can go play.
After the rain, the birds are whistling.
If the rain could talk it would say I made the world glisten.
I like to watch the rain drip off the leaves.
If you walk under a tree it drips on your head.
Clothes with lots of blues and violets,
Red just like a beautiful rose
Or a sour and rich glass of wine.
The sky looks Carolina blue,
Orchid and blue just like the color of lilacs,
August, the fall season makes the colorful reflection in the pond.
By The Shoulders and participants at The Culler Center
You’ve come along way baby
Perhaps you’ll do further, maybe
It’s taken us a lifetime to get here
But Please! Listen to me my dear
Don’t forget where you’ve come from
Remember, your darling sweet mum
The advice she always gave you
How she told you what to do
When things go wrong
In your heart there’s still that song
Keep on keeping on
And you’ll never be alone
There is an answer when you pray
For each and everyday.
– Participants of the Culler Senior Centers
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