Fleeting Youth

In the dark when the day has gone. Resting there before a new dawn. Sleep comes hard as a diamond’s sharp point. When there is pain down deep in my joints. I will always wonder how sweet it could be. To live a life that is pain free. I remember the days when I was young. And winter’s deep cold was something about which I sung. I miss the days when a falling curtain of white. Would cause a snow day that made my heart light. Now when it comes all that I foresee. Is a long drive to work for adults like me. So savor your youth before it is gone. For it will not be around for long. When it has passed as quick as can be. Older and tired is all I will be.