A Half A Century Poem by Amelia Evelyn White

Now that you've reached the big 50
You ponder, where did the time go.
Many moons have come and gone
And the stars came and went.

The days passed plenty
And months mounted many.
The years have gone by so swiftly;
Now all of a sudden you're fifty.

No doubt you will spend much of your time
In a half century state of mind.
Approaching every waking minute
Trying to exceed your own limit.

It's harder now to run a mile
Since you are now less agile.
Your face cracks when you smile;
You'll be loosing your teeth after awhile.

Your hair is no longer black
And you're having pains in your back.
Your bones are getting stiff
Youth is no longer a gift.
Your mind stands still,
You just can't fanthom, is this all real.

You insist that you are as strong as you were
When you were twenty,
Ha, ha, gotta laugh, it's so funny.

You say, if George (Foreman) can, I can too.
Wake up from that dream old man
To thine ownself be true.