Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, GALLANT AGE, by N. M. FRIES


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First Line: Oh, gallant age, with head held high
Last Line: To keep young feet from going astray.
Subject(s): Old Age; Weariness; Fatigue


Oh, gallant age, with head held high,
And eyes still lifted to the sky,
With shoulders straight and back unbent,
The years have only wisdom lent!

And time has with caressing touch
Both mellowed you, and taught you much,
The thing to do, the word to say,
To live gently from day to day.

To spread behind you, as you go,
While passing through this world of woe,
A gracious word, a kindly smile
To shorten many a weary mile.

For people trembling on the brink
Do often from life's mysteries shrink.
It's nice to know you've faced the hoard,
And have already life explored!

And so, great scores of years are sent
To leave behind them more content,
For beacon lights along the way,
To keep young feet from going astray.





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