Fear not

Growing old

There are better things to come

I’ve been told

That life begins

At forty

All the pain

And suffering

Of the aged

Is an inevitability

The body may degenerate

Die

And decay

But the spirit is eternal

So I must be fearless

And one thought must remain

On my mind

One emotion must remain

in my heart

And that is

The wise grow young

Let this be

My guiding force