Just a Little More

With age my spirit’s settled down and takes things in it’s stride, That’s not to say it doesn’t soar, and treasure every ride. It’s just more careful flying kites when there’s no wind about, For time has taught it better ways and not to scream and shout. For years I chased my every dream, though most of them came true There’s still a lot I’ve got to learn and more I want to do. But now I look with different eyes at everything in sight, There’s things that any way I try, I never could get right. To look at what’s achievable, then do a little more, Is better far than climbing high, to fall back on the floor. I set my sights on things I feel I just ‘may not’ achieve, And find I often manage these, then new tasks I’ll conceive. My spirit’s settled down with age, but hasn’t gone to sleep, It’s learned that gentle stretching is a better way to reap The things I’ve always wanted and the goals for which I’ve aimed, Than reaching out to catch the moon to find I’ve nothing gained. So just because I now stretch out for things far nearer earth, It doesn’t mean that new ideas will never see their birth. I’ve climbed my highest mountains and I’ve swam in stormy seas, But now I’ve found a better way to give me all I please. I measure out the distance, then just add a little more, It’s all the ‘little’ things we gain make life worth living for. And when you are successful, then I think that you’ll agree, You do not need to rule the world to keep your spirit free. Ivor G Davies