PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

When I was young and in my prime

I'd never thought there'd come a time

I couldn't do the things I did

Who thinks like that when you're a kid?

There's other thoughts inside your mind

As you get older, you may find

You're left with only memories

Memories that will sustain and

See you through the grief and pain

Someone said once, was it Bellow?

A very fine upstanding fellow

Anyway, what'd he say?

He told us we should seize the day!

Life can go by very fast

Live each day as it's your last

As I have come to understand it

Life is wonderful

If you can stand it

We now return to your normally scheduled programming