The Business Trip

Frank and I sat talking
When the work day was done
He told me about his family
I mentioned my daughter and son

The conversation was informal
And it drifted like a leaf
That had fallen on the water
With a lazy stream beneath

The sun was soon to leave us
As it always did before
We knew the day had slipped away
to be seen no more

We talked about the movies
The poets and our lives
We even mentioned God I think
And of course our wives

I felt a little forlorn
As my brief case I did pack
Then Frank took me to the airport
For my airborne journey back'

Our business will be forgotten
When today becomes the past
But that quiet conversation
I know will somehow last

Perhaps the really important things
Worth a little of your time
Are not always the same kind of things
That turn a nickel to a dime

So let's give our selves a chance
Before our paths are forced apart
To see the love and kindness
Found in every human heart
 
By AFS