To Grow Old

To grow old is not
a vain thing to do,
to be young again is
not to be.

Life drifts by as
a blink of an eye
or as a shadow
passing over our heads.

Someday we will look
at our last sunset, when
we close our eyes
in death.

Wasted chances, dreams
faded away, never to
come to past,
will be forever gone.

Dreams can come to
you still, as long as
there is breathe
in your old body.

wrote 11-11-08
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008


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Date: 11/12/2008 11:01:00 AM
Yes, it does go by way too quickly. Appreciate every single moment. Love, Shar
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Date: 11/12/2008 4:03:00 AM
So true James. Time is like a vapor. Live today like it was your last capture it enjoy it savor it dance laugh yell cream enjoy taste feel think remeber live live live. Michael Torres
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Date: 11/11/2008 3:20:00 PM
My plans are to grow old (dis)gracefully...lol. This was really an eye opener and so surreal. Great write. Lena
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Date: 11/11/2008 3:14:00 PM
I still feel like a young girl in my head, and sometimes it comes as quite a shock to think of all the years, and life experiences that have happened......they seem like yesterday. Keep young at heart, James. ~ Carrie
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