ADAGIO

ADAGIO Do not ask why sad music is slow Reverence should never be rushed For those memories looking back A certain thoughtfulness is correct Allowing remembrance and respect For all that has now faded to black And all voices that now are hushed Yet the river Styx continues to flow I can’t turn back the hands of time As our lives must all now move on Embracing tomorrow not yesterday Feelings can be seen in many guises Face a future with its own surprises Autumn leaves all get blown away What’s to come, not what has gone Even if sounding like complex rhyme There’s always the room for a smile Grim expressions can’t last for long Despite whatever the heart may feel Sadness is not a permanent fixture We are each made up as a mixture If the day is cloudy, at least it is real An occasional look back isn’t wrong So, remember, if just for a little while