I LOVE OLD

I never thought I'd say

I'd be happy to grow grey

Nor thought I'd ever find

Such joy in my steady decline

There's contentment for me

In every sunset that I see

The fast passing of my years

Seems calming to my old fears

Every day of life now brings

Sounds of fluttering angel wings

Waiting to take me home someday

I can hardly wait to fly away

Aches, pains and eyes grown dim

Matter not because I know Him

He's my savior and best friend

I'll never be alone again

So what if I grow feeble and frail

So what if I flounder and fail

Jesus has His hand in mine

He makes my old heart shine.

more thoughts-------

When I was a little kid

full of energy---full of life

overzealous in all that I did

oblivious to evil and strife

I thought the world my private place

tomorrow seemed so far away

a philosopher with a smudged up face

I made the most of every day

When the hurts and wounds came

they sometimes left a scar

they never left me the same

but another step into far

Far away into the mists of tomorrow

I was riding on time's rail

often crossing the land of sorrow

I learned what it was to fail

But failure really isn't so bad

if you use it to learn and grow

losing the hang-ups you once had

collecting wisdom as you go

Old age isn't something to dread

if while your old body is acting up

you feed your spirit God's daily bread

and keep Jesus' new wine in your cup

I love growing old, yes I do

I'm homesick for heaven

How about you?