Clyde L. Borg- A Poem

                        THE GOOD OLD YOUNG

 

                         They hold on to life

                         Like some leaves tend to do

                         On winter deadened trees

                         That once were

                         Splendidly green.

                         They resist the iciness

                         Of the gray winter

                         By feigning warmth

                         In gloved hands

                         And layer upon layer

                         Of clothing.

                         They seek inclusion,

                         But often reject it

                         For fear of impeding

                         The activity of others.

                         They listen, observe

                         And look again,

                         Inwardly judging,

                         But then only sighing

                         With abject resignation.

                         They are the aged,

                         The old that were young,

                         The good old young

                         That cling to life.

 

THE GOOD OLD YOUNG was published by the Lighthouse, 2006.

 

Clyde L. Borg is a retired high school teacher and administrator.  He has been writing nonfiction and poetry since 1998.  Some of his work has appeared in The Rambler, History Magazine, Vox Poetica and Fate Magazine.  He resides in Fords, New Jersey.