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Age, unfortunately, is a high price to pay for maturity...
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None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm...Henry David Thoreau


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Gettin’ older, a pain in the ass,


Gettin’ older, a stain on the grass,


Gettin’ older, a grain more through the glass,


Gettin’ older, a plain pain, wish I could pass…


 


Who needs maturity,


Better I need purity,


Know its long time passed,


From both age and maturity I need obscurity…


 


Can grow old but never up,


Gettin’ old as well is my pup,


Though he helps keep me young at heart,


As long as the two of us can still in the morning start…


 


Age is relative,


Hopefully our maturity we can outlive,


Skinny dippin’ in the ocean better for the kids,


For pictures of us old farts doing so,


We can take any amount of e-bay bids…


© ed ~ 3/8/06


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 Reviews of "Age, unfortunately, is a high price to pay for maturity..."
Reviewed by Carole Mathys
Reviewed on March 9, 2006
...now isn't that the truth, good one Ed
love and peace, Carole

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on March 9, 2006
"Can grow old but never up.......NOW damn that's a bummer....lol!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on March 8, 2006
This has more meaning to me now that I am forty-something. Drinking a good bottle of wine that has aged I can do with great enthusiasm. I outlived my skinny dipping days. I still say you need to get another boat this spring so you can tow the BUD WEI SER GIRLS on skis behind and sip your brewskie in style with Rufuz at the wheel. Laid back and cruisin' with maturity, Ed!

Sage

Reviewed by Suzie Palmer
Reviewed on March 8, 2006
Dear Ed
This humorous ... maybe we can mature earlier and age later without losing any vital enthusiasm! Great write and hello to your pup!
Love, Suzie :-)
PS ... Great quote above!!

Reviewed by Brian Pellerino
Reviewed on March 8, 2006
Ed,

The title alone has the wisdom of the (pardon the pun) ages. I'm still giggling....

Pease,

B


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