Waxing or Waning Youth?
You know your youth is waning,
When your muscles you are straining,
To do a simple task, that was easy in the past,
For instance, just getting up off the floor very fast!
Loose your balance when you try to put on pants?
Take much longer to do routine tasks?
Small print on the pill bottle makes you squint?
Don’t feel bad; that’s not my intent,
Getting old is what we all must face,
But my gray hair I would never erase,
I earned every one of those shiny silver locks,
It comes with experience, and like the cleverness of a fox,
Older and wiser comes with waning youth,
Waxing youth is when you are cutting your first tooth,
Young and innocent, naïve and learning,
Why must we always possess a youthful yearning?
A desire to be young again is not part of my plot,
I am a grandmother now, and I like it a lot!
Can I do all the things I used to do? No,
But I do feel I continue to grow,
I grow in my heart, in my mind and in spirit,
I still have a bucket list, and I want to fulfill it,
A life of contentment is all we truly need, you’ll see,
"Grow old along with me; The best is yet to be!"
Tammy Harvey
Written: 9/17/2021
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