They slogged all life for self and family; <br />They sacrificed their precious time for all; <br />They worked for children’s sake primarily; <br />They made others’ life sweet: their own like gall! <br /> <br />But those were days when they had body-strength; <br />And now, their frames are weary, also weak; <br />Their string of life seems cut short now in length; <br />With will-power, their livelihood, they eke. <br /> <br />God cares for them and blesses them though aged; <br />They may fall prey to sicknesses sudden; <br />Their lives were full of crosses: ‘wars’ they waged; <br />Edentulous, they smile with (out) children? <br /> <br />Today’s youngsters are indebted to them; <br />One’s elders are akin to rare a gem!<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-world-elders-day-2005/
