Youthfulness is forever –
I heard a mystic say.
It matters not the age you claim,
Or how you spend the day.
It all starts within the heart,
And your attitude at best –
And how you see the world around,
With time, for joy and rest.
How you think, with thoughts distinct,
Will rule what comes to you –
Life does not just happen,
As you find it’s often true.
And don’t forget to eat and rest,
I heard him also claim –
Too often some are on the run,
And play the loser’s game.
But most of all, I do recall,
The Mystic said for fact –
“That humor sustains youthfulness”
In how we live and act.
Yes, youthfulness, you cannot hide,
It shows wherever you go –
The one that has that inner spark,
Is loved by all – you know.
By Emmett Finch