Old Roger Poem by Francis Duggan

He looks fit and healthy for one of eighty three
Old Roger of cares and of worries is free
He never had children or a long term partner or never a wife
Though a few women have come to and gone from his life

You ask him how he feels he says i cannot complain
I do not have any worries or any ache or pain
What hair is left on his balding head is silver gray
In truth he is aging in a graceful way

His happy smile betrays the gap in his teeth
But a fellow like Roger always a pleasure to meet
A man who laughs often and enjoys music and song
And he always joins in the local pub sing along

A man who loves life and who has great yarns to tell
Among all of the locals one loved and known well
One reason for a long lived life can be a lack of stress
The mind of old Roger open to happiness

The likes of old Roger nowadays seem so rare
Always happy and jovial he does not have a care
That lack of stress can lead to a long lived life is not a lie
It will not be of worry that old Roger will die.