• The young lady sat daydreaming
    On her porch swing.
    She dreamed of what will come, of what will happen,
    Of what she will be, where she will go,
    And of whom she will love.

    The old woman sat on her rocking chair
    Daydreaming and recalling her past.
    Remembering what did come, of what did happen,
    Of what she was, where she had been,
    And whom she loved.

    The old woman’s memories are the
    Young woman’s dreams
    And the young woman’s dreams
    Are the old woman’s memories.
    For while young women dream
    And old women their recall memories,
    They both, for a time escape
    From the present.