Youth Vs Age
Can youth and age live side by side
Or will our opinions too often collide?
Youth abhors "the good old days"
As Grandma remembers her yesterdays
The more things change, they remain the same
We live for love in life's little game
The tears we've shed...sorrow and pain
Are no different now...not youth's domain
You think that we can't understand
When life doesn't go as you had planned
We've been down this road before
You better believe...we know the score
We've lived through war, famine and strife
Learned many lessons throughout our life
And we'd like to share with everyone...
There is nothing new under the sun!
War still rears it's ugly head
Wives and mothers still bury their dead
Some families prosper, their children thrive
Other's struggle just to survive
Man loves woman...woman loves man
T'was ever thus since time began
Let's respect each other's point of view
Share with each other the old and new
Life is a minefield to be carefully trod
(Some find it easier to go with God)
Do not dismiss the wisdom of age
Much can be learned from a wise old sage
Uncharted waters can sink many ships
So heed the pearls from granny's lips
You'll find she's a treasure to have around
She'll guide you home...safe and sound
Copyright © Beatrice Boyle | Year Posted 2011
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