THE SHADE
I've just had a visit from friends of old
We talked of times when we were bold.
The memories are there, they will not fade
So why, my Lord, do I live in the shade?
The darkness surrounds me;
It will not go away.
There is no sun in this world of mine
I live in the shade all the time.
My friends of old are the only light
Shed in this living twilight.