vibrant energetic sleek
terms that fade with age
grumpy tired slow
now fills the page

all is jolly good
until we reach fifty
money come and go
time to be more thrifty

with growing years
celebrate the wins
having all the teeth
share with wider grins

browsing the net
neon sign with a plug
appears on the screen
buy this magic drug

better still the next one
giving us a poke
what service to have
when we croak

running out of time
before all the money
after years of hard work
could seem almost funny

note for our current self
don’t wait for better days
time to cherish here and now
there are no new yesterdays