WHEN LEAP YEAR COMES AGAIN

WHEN LEAP YEAR COMES AGAIN

It does not occur often
It does not happen much
It's seldom even talked about
Except in poems & such;
I watched a man this morning
Hobbling with his cane
And asked myself if he'd be here
When leap year comes again?

Alot can happen in four years
Babies not yet conceived
Kids still fighting in a war
Is so hard to believe;
Baby-boomers who will be
Four more years along
Many elderly living now
Will all be dead and gone.

New inventions, new ideas
New governments in place
When one looks in a mirror
One will see an older face;
Will music still console us?
Will books still be read?
Will we still go to Church
Or sleep in late instead?

We can't all live forever
We all are going to die
It's just a matter of when
Not where and how and why;
It may not be illegal
It may not be a sin
But I know where I'll be
When leap year comes again.

I'll be the same as today
Loving country songs
Eating fudge and pizza
Trying to sing along;
Hanging out the laundry
While waiting for Spring
Same ol' wonderful life
When leap year comes again.