Next Generation

Thirty-Something in 2015

We are so different.

you want a shiny new penny

and we like the old Indian head penny 

have you ever seen one?

did you ever look at the coins

and marvel at the old dates?

We created the technology

to which you feel entitled

to which makes your world spin 

yet you scoff at the mainframe

and laugh at the giants' shoulders 

on which you unwittingly stand

Our fathers fought for our freedom

and we were aware

and we were thankful

and all that our fathers gave us

we were thankful

as we had eyes to see 

the needs unfilled of so many

and we were thankful for all we were given

But you - you want the shiny new kitchen

and the Jacuzzi bathtub

and the chrome facets

and the granite counters

and shiny new floors.

So much beauty in the old

that you are missing

in your plastic

Disney cartoon world.

(c) Glenda Kotchish

May 28, 2015