My Age and I
1.
Age my loving friend,
From the instant, I was born at that specific time
You and I inseparable remained
Holding hands as years have been passing slowly one
After the other
2.
Never separated we were
Although when young, eager was I to hurry forward
And when older I grew, yearned to linger a little bit
Behind
But you,
My wise counselor ceaselessly were unyielding
Advising me by your side to stay always
For only in that way, you told me, would I happy be,
When in harmony I followed your pace
In that way, you said, I could see and learn and understand
Everything, as it should be and at its proper time
3.
Together through an impressive string of
Stunning transformations we went,
We were young and fresh, daring, provoking
Inquisitive and challenging, energetic and resourceful
So
The pick of our vigor we soon reached
And glorified life
4.
The years though started passing fast before
Our own eyes
The mood changed eventually and cautious became,
Less daring, less challenging
Less energetic and less eager
But
Always interested we were to see what to us
Was coming
5.
One day gray hair appeared that soon turned
Into white
And shortly after wrinkles started to be apparent
But you and I, my friend, clinched we were to
One-another
Never let each other’s hand
For
All these years I have learned to trust you, your
Wisdom and judgment
Cause
You never stopped amassing me
Never ceased teaching me a lesson
In that way, I grew up and fell in love
With all, I was doing
6.
Till my last moment, I know very well
That you will never let me down
For your faces are innumerable, your lessons are
Unending
The rewards you have offered me so far and
Those to me you still intend to offer,
No matter how old I come to be,
All of them are precious, all blessed and
All divine
7.
Now that life’s road I see is coming to a
Conclusion
I would like, from the bottom of my heart, to
Thank you without fail
For holding my hand that long a dear time
Cause
I know too many of my friends that such a chance was
Never to them presented
8.
For all these reasons, Age my adoring friend, from me
You will never hear complaints
Because I have come to know so well
That
As long as I keep getting old, able I would be, alive
To remain!
9.
How could I not be happy with you, my generous
Loving Age?
© Demetrios Trifiatis
26 AUGUST 2014
Copyright © Demetrios Trifiatis | Year Posted 2014
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