WHY DO WE WALK?

“Why do you walk?” The young ones asked.

“Does it help improve your aging parts?”

Because it stirs our souls, the couple smiled…

and opens up our hearts…

We walk to feel the morning breeze blow softly in our eyes,

to see the moon change daily…to watch the sun burst ‘cross the sky 

We walk to embrace a host of people who, like us, are walking slow.

We greet some by their first names…and wave at others we don’t know.

We smile at joggers running by, nod to people walking their dogs.

We stop to listen to the birds in the trees…some days hidden by the fog.

We love walking to the ocean and we think it’s ver cool

that the fish and the children we see along the way

are all heading off to school

We walk to see the flowers blooming. 

The hibiscus, orchids, magnolias and azaleas are everywhere.

We walk to smell the aroma of jasmine…and bacon in the air. 

We walk sometimes on the sidewalk…and sometime in the street.

We walk to watch the sun light up the Spanish Moss

and hear the crunch of leaves beneath our feet.

Why do we walk?” The couple smiled…

Because we find walking so engaging…

And we find the more and more we walk…

The more it keeps our parts from aging.