Those who take seriously
the admonition
to keep coming back.
And they have, 
many for thirty years,
some more than forty!
They have the wisdom
of decades of experience,
of living through the trends
that shine brightly
then fade away,
the experience of real Recovery.
May we all turn away
from know-it-all cockiness.
and hold dearly the truths,
passing them on 
by living them,
not empty talk.
Let us keep coming back
so we can become 
the wise old timers!