Lifelines

I raced my young sons down the beach

And barefoot first the ocean reached

Time and time again I won

A father stronger than each son

I knew one day those two must win

And dash on past where I had been

Summer following summer they gained on me

As I deterred what had to be

 

One day in time at last I lost

And knew our lines of life had crossed

We cast in other plays that day

Each set to race a different way

Toward that sea of fame and name

Where lifelines start and end the same

 

Edwin Kagin

August 24, 1999

Last updated: 9 January 2005