Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GROWING OLD, by ROLLIN J. WELLS First Line: A little more tired at the close of day Last Line: "I live because of their help on the way." Alternate Author Name(s): Wells, R. G. Variant Title(s): As We Grow Older;growing Older Subject(s): Aging | ||||||||
A LITTLE MORE TIRED at the close of day, A little more anxious to have our way, A little less ready to scold and blame, A little more care for a brother's name; And so we are nearing the journey's end, Where time and eternity meet and blend. A little less care for bonds or gold, A little more zeal for the days of old; A broader view and a saner mind, And a little more love for all mankind; And so we are faring down the way That leads to the gates of a better day. A little more love for the friends of youth, A little more zeal for established truth, A little more charity in our views, A little less thirst for the daily news; And so we are folding our tents away And passing in silence at close of day. A little more leisure to sit and dream, A little more real the things unseen, A little nearer to those ahead, With visions of those long loved and dead; And so we are going where all must go -- To the place the living may never know. A little more laughter, a few more tears, And we shall have told our increasing years. The book is closed and the prayers are said, And we are part of the countless dead; Thrice happy, then, if some soul can say, "I live because of their help on the way." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE GENTLE POET KOBAYASHI ISSA by ROBERT HASS MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND AMOROSA AND COMPANY by CONRAD AIKEN GRAY WEATHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPECIAL PLEADING by SIDNEY LANIER IN GRANTCHESTER MEADOWS; ON HEARING A SKYLARK SING by GEORGE SANTAYANA |
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