While I Was On Facebook

While I was on Facebook ....the sun rose over the trees in a golden wash of color...Beams of light filtered through the branches like yellow lace and the blue sky lit up with wonder.

While I was on Facebook...the season began to change. Leaves fell one by one, till soon there was a yellow blanket beneath the maple trees. Then a sweet breeze set them dancing in swirls against the garden.

While I was on Facebook...a good novel gathered dust.

While I was on Facebook...my children and grandchildren became a day older. They walked and talked and lived a beautiful life that should never go unnoticed. They were mine to love in all these wasted moments.

While I was on Facebook...I became dusillusioned and depressed with news of the world.

While I was on Facebook...time ticked by and I never got it back.

While I was on Facebook...prayers were left unsaid, gratitude was left unspoken and dreams were left unlived.

While I was on Facebook...birds were outside singing songs of wonder. Their colorful feathers spreading against the sky like weightless kites that knew no tether.

While I was on Facebook...I turned a day older, my hair a bit grayer, my body a tad weaker -my moments mostly forgettable.

While I was on Facebook...the day came and went, seasons passed, years flew, and life just kept shouting to me, " Live me! Please, live me!"