Enjoy Your Youth Poem by Francis Duggan

The praises of heroes and heroines of the past many well may sing
But the great gift of youth is a marvelous thing
Of their triumphs of the past the ageing and aged may tell
But it is on past glories they only can dwell
The clock on our lives ever keep ticking fast
And enjoy your youth for youth does not last
Yesterday to the forever has gone
Make the most of the now and life does go on
Though the accumulation of money and material possessions adds to one's public and self esteem
Success can be a relative thing or so it does seem
Your idea of success may be different to mine
You have your opinions and that suits me fine
Some will tell you we receive from life what is only our due
Though others will tell you this is not necessarily true.