When I am Old with You

When I am old with you father
I can sit on your footstool
You know the one, by your
Favorite chair, and listen to your stories.

When I am old with you father
I can work beside you in the store
You know the one, by the tracks on
The corner, and listen to the stories of others.

When I am old with you father
I can come home from college
You know the one, it costs
An arm and a leg, and tell you my stories.

When I am old with you father
I can bring my family to visit
You know the one, I finally
Settled down, and my wife and daughter tell me stories.

When I am old with you father
I can sit on your footstool
You know the one, my daughter
On my lap, and we can retell all those stories.

N.J.