Friends are sick and die- <br />An old man tries a new road <br />And all he discovers is his own past failures, <br />Repeating themselves- <br /> <br />It is good to be wise- <br />But in my old age <br />I am no wiser, <br />And a lot smaller-<br /><br />Shalom Freedman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-world-becomes-sadder-and-sadder/
