One day we'd be grown up
With children and protégés
With schedules and deadlines
Responsibilities and details

We beckon on that day to come
Anxiously awaiting it's arrival
Working towards it's fulfillment
Claiming the promises that speak of it\

But until then, we'd laugh
Dance and shout with bubbling glee
Gather in circles and cherish conversation
Pause the clock and hug our youth

So when we're all grown up
With children and protégés
May the wrinkles that line our face
Remind us of the awesome life we tasted.