Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, GROWING OLD (1), by YUAN MEI


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GROWING OLD (1), by                    
First Line: Now that I am old I get up very early
Last Line: Lay snoring, and hated to leave my bed.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tzu-ts'ai
Subject(s): Old Age


Now that I am old I get up very early
And feel like God creating a new world.
I come and go, meeting no one on the way;
Wherever I look, no kitchen-smoke rises.
I want to wash, but the water has not been heated;
I want to drink, but no tea has been made.
My boys and girls are behind closed doors;
My man-servants and maid-servants are all fast asleep.
At first I am cross and feel inclined to shout;
But all of a sudden remember my younger days --
How I too in those early morning hours
Lay snoring, and hated to leave my bed.





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