This is the closing (21st) poem on my new CD of verse with music settings: "POETRY TO PLEASE".

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There's this to say for getting old,

You take more care against the cold

And value each new day.

 

And this to say for getting old:

You want to keep and not to scold

The children at their play.

 

And this to say for getting old:

It's always welcome to be told

To take a seat and stay.

 

And this to say for getting old:

You may not be so brash and bold

But still you have your say.

 

There's this to say for getting old -

With silver threads among the gold

And loved ones gone away.

 

At least you got to getting old

And when at last life loses hold

Salute! and draw your pay.

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