The Gardener

Watching you sit there I realize

all we get are moments together

fleeting hours

and as we get older

the time gets shorter

It's the difference between

quality and quantity

we can share our wisdom

or we can share our knowledge

we can laugh or talk

or say everything

by saying nothing at all

but we only get a few moments

to make the exchange

to leave an impression

and hope we leave changed

for it's in what we give away

from our minds, thoughts, feelings

that a part of us lives on forever

we're carried on

in their memories of us

that we planted

like a seed.

water me.