Little did I know

Arun Kumar

One day
a hair turned gray
and I said
there no need to worry
or go hurry hurry
there is plenty of life
with a wonderful wife
if you cannot eat all that candy
it is just dandy
there will always be
another day handy,

but,

little did I know
that there will come a point
marked along
the line of time
when there be aches
in most of my joints
and all I will get to eat
is a mouthful of pills, and
a bowl of greens
sprinkled with
some olive oil,
and some thyme.