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Add Age
It’s slow to come and yet it surely will;
the certainty of time’s eternal truth.
The tik-tok tyrant, never standing still,
progressively degenerating youth.
Yet this dictator brings sagacity
of lessons learnt, of values turning true;
small pleasures, cherished treasures through the day,
a wish for peace and health in quietude.
There’s wisdom in the wrinkles and the bones.
Experience resides behind the eyes.
Though weariness a constant chaperone,
your mind and memories remain alive.

The hope, when time is nigh to say good-bye,
your legacies endure and never die.