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Reflections on Aging

by William C. Moore

    When days grow long and the body tires
    Of the stress we put it through
    Tired of other peoples wants and desires
    And your mood is deep dark blue
    Sit yourself down in your easy chair
    Put up your feet and sigh
    Just close your eyes and whisper a prayer
    To the Lord up in the sky.

    When nights grow cold and the body’s old
    And your life is filled with moans and pains
    When you feel like your life has just been sold
    And you’re shackled with rusty chains.
    Take a walk down to the soft sandy beach
    Watch the moon surf on the waves
    Listen closely to the moonlight speech
    That’s whispered in the caves.

    When sight grows dim and shadows abound
    On the brightest of sunny days
    When the hearing fails and there is no sound
    Remember the wild days of youth that set you ablaze
    In wastrel young dreams of childhood yearnings
    The bands, the nights of rock and roll, dance halls
    Struck down by futility, went back to learning,
    Until enclosed by maturity’s walls.

    Memories can fade or sharpen with age
    And with respect some are best forgotten.
    There are two life choices you can make, rage,
    That will leave you as a man misbegotten,
    Or the sage, at peace with the world and himself.
    Let the world see you as a light to follow
    A great book pulled down from the shelf
    Then life’s not such bad medicine to swallow.

 

William C. Moore is a member of the Senior Coastsiders’ Writers Workshop.

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