Born in the midst of a boom,
we struck it rich,
mined the lode of free love,
rock n’ roll.
Now in our seventies
luck runs out.

I buy a supply of sympathy cards,
ready to send when friends
suffer loss.

Not much in the mail these days
until our claim is up.

Jan Chronister (Maple) is a retired writing instructor who now spends time on her own poems and tending her gardens. She has served as president of WFOP for six years. Jan is the author of four chapbooks and two full-length poetry collections. http://www.janchronisterpoetry.wordpress.com