Don'T Lament Mid Life

Like a river flowing slow My body is growing old Metabolism slows, energy is Getting low where did my youth go It's been said wisdom comes With age though I don't consider Myself a sage I do try to share with others What I've learned And I've learned this one thing for sure Like a river flowing slow My body is growing old And I ask myself rhetorically Where did my youth go? Chewing on Mid life's gooey taffy blues I stand in my mid-fifties wondering where My youth has gone Looking back with aging eyes Pondering how time so subtly Slipped by I realize growing Older has its own set of joys The cherished memories I retain The precious moments I now walk in Oh how blessed I am to have Made it this far in life So like a river flowing slow Through my later years I'll go Smiling happily while I grow old Thankful for each new day I behold