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On Aging
AGING IS NOT
FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
IT’S NOT FOR THE SMART
IN IMAGINATION …
BECAUSE GROWING OLD
IS NOT A VACATION
NOR A PIECE OF CAKE
(WHOSE POUNDS YOU CAN’T SHAKE)
AND SURELY IT’S NOT
A WALK IN THE PARK...
IT’S CRUEL AND STARK…
UNFORGIVING (BY RULE)
AND IT AIN’T COOL
TO LEARN YOU CAN’T FOOL
A LOOKING GLASS …
WHICH ONCE WAS SO KIND
BUT NOW REFLECTS ISSUES
OF BODY AND MIND…
O, BUT THERE ARE PERKS
RIGHT THERE AT YOUR FEET
THE SUNSET IS SWEET...
THE MOONLIGHT -
SO DON’T EVEN THINK
THAT’S ALL THERE IS...
s.w. aug. ‘07