In Peter Pan's Advanced Years

IN PETER PAN’S ADVANCED YEARS What is this life if full of care We have no sight or teeth or hair, And when we stand beneath the boughs Our waistline resembles that of cows. No time to see when kids we pass How these young kids smoke their grass. No time to see in broad daylight Hotrod cars; or disco clubs at night. No time to turn at Beauty’s glance And watch her feet how they dance: But lots of time to hear her add With pity, “Not for you, grandad.” A poor life this if full of care We crave youth from our rocking chair. …………………………………………………………… NOTE With apologies to W H Davies who wrote the original poem LEISURE