UNIVERSAL AGE

OLD AGE IS THE PRACTICAL JOKE,
THE UNIVERSE PLAYS ON YOU,
JUST WHEN YOUR GETTING USED TO BEING YOUNG.
THOSE 10 YEARS OF PERFECT UNCHANGED BEAUTY,
THE LIGHT THAT EMITS FROM WITHIN US, IS SECOND TO NONE.

GUIDED BY THE CARROT OF PROMISE WE ARE CHALLENGED TO BELIEVE,
THAT THIS VISION OF LOVLINESS WILL GO ON AND ON.
PUSHED TO GAIN MOMENTARY GREATNESS,
THE YOUNG SO BLISSFULLY ARE UNAWARE,
THAT IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE ,
ALL AUTHENTIC YOUTHFULL VESTAGES ,
SOON WILL ALL BE GONE.

ALLTHOUGH THERE IS AN ECHOING OF GREATNESS ONCE PERFORMED,
THE TRUTH OF WHICH LIES JUST UNDER THE SKIN,
SOULFULL CHILDREN PLAY ON AND ON,
THE OLD SKIN MOURNS IT'S YOUNG.

Copyright (c) Robyn Whittaker. 30/7/07.