THE WEALTHY

Of wealth some folks have quite a bit.
In but one room at a time can they sit.
This is a problem they have to face.
But they can wear a million-dollar necklace
As in their room they sit.

GROWING OLD

Growing old is hard to get used to.
You're not doing as well as you used to.
But you're doing better than you will
As you skid further down the hill.
Thus spake Zarathustra.

SUDDEN SAD ENDINGS

On this in life you can depend:
Sometimes as you round a bend,
Something that to you is dear
That contributes to your cheer
Is suddenly at its end.

It can happen in any season
And indeed for sundry reasons.
You're in the middle of a yawn
When without warning gone
Is something very pleasin'.

When you reflect upon
This that you can count on,
When this happens to you,
Clearly what you must do
Is somehow continue on.