Dave In His Late Seventies Poem by Francis Duggan

In his younger years he yearned for love and success and to be well off financially
But in his life's twilight years he has none of the three
Suppose for him in life these were not meant to be
These things were not meant for him in his life's destiny

Without children and without love in his life
The woman he loved did not become his wife
She loved another better which reduced him to tears
And the mental pain of lost love lingered with him for years

Dave in his late seventies now showing time's decay
His face and hands with age wrinkles his hair silver gray
One might say that he has known a better day
Time becomes everyone's foe as the wise one did say

Alone in life and he lives on his own
The disappointments of unfulfilled ambitions he has known
But he is a nice man in his own gentle way
And he does try to make the most of every day.