Someone said "you're as young as you feel". <br />At age fifty I'm feeling grand. <br />Life has given me many blows; <br />I fell, but still I stand. <br /> <br />I've become much wiser, I can tell. <br />My patience has been tested; <br />And I didn't fail. <br /> <br />I'll walk out the plans <br />God has prepared for me, <br />And make it to my destiny. <br /> <br />If you ask me what I value most; <br />It's God, family and friends. <br /> <br />God will never leave me nor forsake me. <br />Family loves me, In spite of my faults. <br />A true friendship will never end. <br /> <br />Material things are not my focus, <br />My character, I must up hold. <br />When my soul is gone to my heavenly Father; <br />What legacy will be told? <br /> <br />Like a tree planted by water, <br />I'll spread my roots so strong; <br />Always producing a harvest of good fruit, <br />That will feed others when I'm gone. <br /> <br />Fifty is really fabulous, <br />I have nothing bad to say. <br />The stiffness that I experience some mornings; <br />I just stretch and it goes away. <br /> <br />I must say, I'm wearing it well, <br />Fifty looks good on me. <br />I hold my head high because <br />I feel like royalty. <br /> <br />I like age fifty, <br />And I love being me! <br /> <br />© 2011 Phyllis Strong<br /><br />Phyllis Strong<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fruitful-fifties/
