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OLD MAN

I LOOKED ACROSS THE ROOM
WHAT DID MY EYES SEE
SOMETHING THAT AMAZES ME
THERE WAS A MAN SITTING ALONE
HE WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW
HUMMING A TUNE
AS HE TURNED TO ME
I HAD A THOUGHT
HERE IS AN OLD MAN
I  STATRED TO WALK TO HIM
WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE I SAID HELLO
TO MY SURPRISE HE SPOKE TO ME
HE SMILED AND SAID SIT WITH ME
AS I DID HE BEGAN TO TELL ME
OF THE WORLD HE HAS SEEN
THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD I DID NOT KNOW WAS DESRIBED TO ME
AS I LISTENED TO THIS MAN WHO I THOUGHT WAS JUST OLD
I BEGAN TO SEE
HE WAS THE MOST FACINATING MAN I HAD EVER MET
FOR THROUGH HIS WORDS
I COULD TRAVEL THE WORLD
WELL TIME WENT ON AND I HAD TO GO
I TOLD HIM SO
HE SMILED THAT SMILE
AND SAID PLEASE COME AGAIN
FOR I MAY BE OLD
I AM MORE THAN YOU SEE
I TOLD MY FRIEND I WOULD VISIT AGAIN
AS I TURNED AWAY
I COULD SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY

TANYA LINDQUIST