"Years Ahead"

Do you remember long ago

The days of youth now gone

When all the world was just a dream

The earth we spun upon

The webs of youth, advancing years

Into a maze we formed

And as we travelled down each path

Our youthful ways were mourned

For time has never been a friend

Our youth has gone astray

We cannot stop the the passing years

The earth has spun away

And so we pass into the fringe

Of those of older years

We now begin to feel the pain

Of our advancing fears

The years ahead are shorter than

The ones we leave behind

The future looks upon us now

what pleasure can we find

So watch the years ahead of us

A vast expanse has spread

Our youth is never more to be

For years it has been dead

We've pictured many things we did

And cannot now repeat

And thought about the days to be

That we with joy can greet

Throughout the years that now remain

That we can fill with pride

We'll off into the future run

The years ahead to ride

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2-26-98 written for my brother William as he turned fifty and was feeling so "elderly"- it is my turn next year.