Growing Older

Categories: Life

I start growing older
From the day I am born
So night is approaching
From the very first dawn.

As a tiny baby
Time plays no part
But as I get older
I have to start
Noticing how each day
Slips so quickly away.

One day too soon
It’s well past noon
The end of the day
Only hours away
When time will be
Eternity.

I really need to take
Time to make
Every minute of life
Count.

Ruth Jessup