In youth we rave
and shout in protest at life
and the world at large,
and reject all that we can not
and will not accept.
But growing older
and a smidgen wiser,
though groaning and grumbling,
we accept what cannot be altered
and manage, eventually,
to live in serenity and peace.
Well…
at least…
more or less.
Lini R. Grol
Brampton, ON