He was a champion athlete when he was in his prime <br />But now his face is wrinkled the mark of father time <br />The years have left him weary and silver gray his hair <br />His best years are behind him he seems the worst for wear <br />From the mid fifties through the sixties he was a great athlete <br />And in every race he ran in he was the one to beat <br />He enjoyed his many victories and he did love his renown <br />But nowadays one decades younger is the new toast of the town <br />He is yesteryear's hero though his is a well known name <br />And few things last forever and few things stay the same <br />In the pubs of his Hometown his praises often sung <br />But that was many years ago when he was fit and young <br />He is yesteryear's hero and though some his greatness do recall <br />Old father time his master and that applies to us all.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/he-was-yesteryear-s-hero/
