Getting Old

By Harry E. Berndt

 

I am getting old, I suppose - since

that is what I am told by

those who have not lived

as long as I.

 

Getting old means living long - to some -

but to me - it means not living well – or

no longer having fun - because

I have as much fun as before.

 

I bike and run and swim –

and I work out every day

at the pool or at the gym – so

am I old, as they say?

 

Living has not changed for me -a great deal

nor for many others – I am sure, because for me

life is measured by how you feel

and not by how many years you see.