LIKE A CRICKETER

When you are very young,
You are in awe of all ages.

When you are a teen,
You can’t wait to age…
But you think thirty is old.

When you are thirty,
You think 60 is old.

When you are sixty,
Eighty is what is old.

When you are eighty,
You think to hell with it,
I’m shooting for a hundred.

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Life is Like Cricket

Now that I’m old, I’m shooting at that goal.
Like a good cricketer, I’m batting for the century.
No rush to speed there, don’t need no record;
Just getting there and checking out the horizon
Will be good.

If it looks promising, set a new goal. Why not?
The perspective of the past wil guide me.
Was it worth the ride? Did I do well?
Can I still contribute? Don’t want to be no burden,
Not to no one. I will cherish each moment,
As I do now. It’s good to be alive! It’s good
To have you with me.

It’s good to have my turn at bat. Everybody deserves
A turn at bat. I wasn’t always ready, shame on me,
But the experience taught me a lot about life anyway.
So, for this turn at bat, I’m shooting for that century.

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