If I could choose to stay forever young, <br />So I could enjoy the rest of my life with you guys – <br />I’ll do it though I know it is impossible… <br /> <br />Forever Young <br /> <br />If I could only go back to my young age life <br />Where I lay in peace with the caring world <br />That gave me light, strength and hope <br />As a little child so full of innocence <br />With my neighbor’s angels, I played hide and seek <br />Swam in the crystal river with the morning puff of wind <br />Climbed up the trees, crawled on sandy shores <br />Skipped over the green meadows <br />And pretended flying like birds in the breeze… <br /> <br />Now my mid-life is claiming me restlessness <br />And itchy feet a symptom <br />My strength is deteriorating <br />I’m scared of hearing those seconds <br />Those passed when the clock sings <br />I can hear cries when the sun descends <br />As loud as the roaring thunder and lightning <br />Their sounds are bouncing back on high mountains <br />Brought by the strong wind, they caused fear… <br /> <br />I’m certain that everything in this world comes and goes <br />Although I’d wish to be always a youngster <br />And enjoy my youth to the utmost…<br /><br />Paul Pruel<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/forever-young-5/
