The Retirement Villa
There was a time in my life
when old meant 30.
Cares were free, life was full,
and responsibility–a far–off dream.
Then things changed in my life
and old meant 70.
Cares were present, life was full,
and responsibility–an accepted challenge.
Then came a time in my life
when old meant nothing.
Cares were free, life was empty,
and responsibility–a yearning long faded.
Then to dream of youth
and days gone by
seemed all that was left-
except
to die.
