The old man is not miserable, nay, cheery <br />For such a grey old fellow. Life's still good, <br />And he at many points is yet in touch <br />With the material; and what if now <br />He has not the old energy to sling <br />The passion of his nature off, he can <br />Beat many a fancy from its ambush; tease <br />A knotty problem with the best; in fine, <br />Go up and down the thoroughfares of thought, <br />And nobly don a holiday attire <br />To suit the season.<br /><br />Robert Crawford<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cheery-old-age/
