Everybody assures me
That Fifty is a great state to be
The twenty thirty somethings say
It's good to age in a graceful way
May be they are just being nice
And will follow their own advice
When they are in my place
And keep a smile on their face
People say this is a mile-stone
And a proper time to atone
But I respectfully beg to disagree
My approach to this is rather carefree
I look at life like a cricket game
And this is what I honestly proclaim
The past has already flown
The future is definitely unknown
You watch as the invisible bowler pitches it
And then decide to play according to its merit
The rest of my life wont' be any different
I will always seek to live in the present
With kith and kin in tow
The joy will only grow
The past has been pretty thrilling
The future can only be fulfilling
I ain't no twenty thirty something
ReplyDeleteBut I do know a thing or two about aging
Twenty or Thirty, Forty or fifty,
All ages are a great place to be.
Fifty or sixty – I don't particularly dread;
It's any day better than being dead.
So smile on pal, for you never know,
Who you might inspire – to smile along n glow.
I assure you, if at fifty I am around,
with a healthy body and a mind that's sound
I'll be smiling a lot at fifty,
For smiles are what I find quite nifty.
And when one's blessed with a smile such as yours,
One ought to smile unbothered by mores.
It ain't not about, who says what.
What others think, comes to a naught.
So forget twenty-Thirty, and forget me.
Smile on... cause you are fifty. :)
- Jitu
PS: Belated Happy Fifty!!