Won't Be Long Now

Gilded hands shine on the clock

There, just past the finish line, I see a light.

Could it be...

Reflected evening sunlight from the snow?

Old Memories magnify the moments in my mind

And I hear them all--crowding in around me.

Are they here ...

I'm astonished to discover how much I love them--

These strangely-familiar people hovering,

Coming to share the conclusion of my life.

I drown in joy as

Time becomes timeless

In memory of my grandparents--all of them.

(Written for Cafe Writing. We had to use these words:

astonished, conclusion, drown, gilded, hands, magnify, snow, time)