Goldfinch60

How Old!

Well today is the day,

I have reached seventy five,

Seventy five years since that day,

Since that day I was born

Three quarters of a century ago..

In all those years I have had a good life,

Those forty seven years and one month

Working my heart out

And enjoying my working life.

Nearly forty years with my wife

Until that dreaded dementia took her,

Took her a few years ago.

And now with my lover

With a love so strong.

I have had a good life

And intend to keep it that way

For eternity and beyond.