Time Never Stops

The news said Rosie the Riveter,

96, passed away today…

It feels like in an instant,

My parent’s generation faded away.

Then Neil Diamond reported,

He has Parkinson’s Disease….

It seems another chapter in life

Will disappear and cease.

Elton John, announced today,

This concert will be his last.

I was the one who danced to life…

Now I celebrate the past.

Lately our recent parties,

Are more difficult for the hosts…

We celebrate with the old friends,

Amid the uninvited ghosts.