Fly out the door,
Grab a quick bite;
Sensible conversation,
Short respite.

Too quickly home…
Linger just a moment in the car;
Short reprieve from busyness,
Then back to the family
We hold so dear.

Fly through the door
With a quick hello;
My, how we’ve missed them,
Too quickly grown.

Too short the visit,
Time quickly gone;
A moment they linger at the door;
Short reprieve from lonliness,
And then they return to their own
New worlds.

ADW 1999