Western Slopes

Western Slopes

Grapes that grow on eastern slopes
have futures hard to tell.
Grapes that grow on western slopes
make wines that do quite well.

As the vintage wines ferment
and summer's gone away,
will they be the sacrament
to bless a brighter day?

When two friends have raised a toast
to all the years gone by,
times remembered by them both
will tear the driest eye.

Many friendships drift apart
and many more will end.
Those forged from the truest heart,
let no one then contend.

All new friendships full of hope
are borne in every heart
like the grapes on western slopes;
they need a better start.