Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BIRTHDAYS AND MILESTONES, by KATE M. CHIDESTER



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BIRTHDAYS AND MILESTONES, by                    
First Line: Birthdays are milestones
Last Line: At setting of sun.
Subject(s): Aging; Birthdays; Experience; Poetry & Poets


Birthdays are milestones,
So poets have said;
When passing the milestones
We're going ahead.
And it's not how many
We pass on the way,
But what we have done
As we journey each day,
That makes up our record
When—earth-life all done—
We reach the last milestone
At setting of sun.





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