Places I Didn't Go

The years have come
The years have passed.
   All I can think is
They have gone so fast.

I remember thinking of
 Things I wanted to do,
New places and people,
Every day would be new.

    Now her I am,
   Tired, old and fat,
   Sitting in my rocker,
   Me, my dog and cat.

    Every day I'd watch
As the trains went speeding by.
    Next one, I told myself,
    A ticket I would buy.

    " Hey dad, " I heard,
"let's do this, let's do that."
  Still sitting in the corner
  Is my bag and my hat.

   The kids are gone,
 It is my traveling time.
  The ticket is a quarter,
I've two nickles and a dime.

   Back to my rocker,
 I'm on the road I know.
 My mind is full of wonder 
 For the places' I didn't go.