Maturity's Memory

Youth has its’ exuberance But patience it knows not Maturity found its’ patience But liveliness’ forgot Maturity looks back At its’ wake upon Life’s sea And identifies things Which could and could not be Experience: the teacher Through dreams that motivate ‘Twas situations’ circumstance Which helped to form our fate Excitement filled events While Passion fired its’ flame Within that Youth resulted in Accolades … or blame. It’s smiles that reform faces In Maturity’s recollect Through memory’s open door … In warming retrospect. Time is unforgiving But Youth can never know Only Maturity’s Memory Can make that Time go slow.