As the year continues into seasons colder
I find myself reflecting on being a decade OLDER
Has the first forty years made me tame or bolder
Did God give me all the weight I could shoulder
OLDER and wiser the saying goes they say
So I've grown to live my life day by day
While the first two decades I lived to play
these last two have made me the man today
As I grow OLDER the past becomes reflected
Were decisions made right and how my life's affected
Do I feel elated or feel alone and dejected
Have I done enough to leave a stamp detected
Well these last forty years have made me OLDER
I find myself not tame but bolder
In beliefs held dear I am proud to shoulder
As the year continues to seasons colder.
I bet you will leave a wonderful mark on the world.
ReplyDeleteForty has a way of making you feel it, doesn't it? colder, rickety-er, lamer, sadder. You name it.
ReplyDeleteI remember 40...just barely...LOL...it keeps getting better!
ReplyDeleteI am forty too...and feel the same, well, almost.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful ...
ReplyDeleteWe age to perfection don't ya know? :)~Ames
ReplyDeleteI am still catching up from the O posts too! Great writing! You are making me smile! I will be 5 9 this December and darn proud of it!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful tribute to a great man! Good for you!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the first line of it. It is flitting through my mind over and over again.
ReplyDeleteWhat a masterful start to powerful poem.
Is it your birthday?
If so, Happy birthday!
If not, thank you for the gift of your words!
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