Inspirational

The Elder Ones

Posted on by Marla

 
Here’s to all the elder ones…
The ones who’ve lived and seen
Life from long ago and now have become serene
We were once young and carefree…
Not worrying about a thing…
Traveling down the pathway of life
Future full and bright…
Youth was spent and now aged, we…
Cling to life as it goes gradually…
Beauty is vain; youth is fleeting; it never remains…
Time passes; moment by moment life has its gain…
Age comes at a snail’s pace, tic toc, tic toc
A look in the mirror, what a shock…
Hair fallen; what’s left turns to gray…
Teeth once white and straight have gone away…
Strong and vibrant, muscles taunt, physically and mentally fit…
Now shuffle along to quickly sit…
Here’s to the ones who have come and gone…they dance among the stars…
For soon the elder ones, they too, will take their leave and depart…
Live on, youth… and be all that you can be…
Make a difference in the life you’re given…
Be wiser, kinder, protectors of the earth…
Your birth is worth…
Giving while you’re living…
Tic Toc…goes the clock…
Too soon, you’ll be getting off at the last stop…
You never know when your time will be
Live in faith, and you will see
Age is a gift…we must treasure
The cycle of life can’t be measured
Life is perpetual…
But,
The clock is swift…
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 22, 2018
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 New Life Version (NLV)
Life Now—Life in Heaven
This is the reason we do not give up. Our human body is wearing out. But our spirits are getting stronger every day. The little troubles we suffer now for a short time are making us ready for the great things God is going to give us forever. We do not look at the things that can be seen. We look at the things that cannot be seen. The things that can be seen will come to an end. But the things that cannot be seen will last forever.
Psalm 92:12-14 New King James Version (NKJV)
The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,
Proverbs 17:6 New King James Version (NKJV) Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.
James 4:14 New King James Version (NKJV) whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
Psalm 71:9 New King James Version (NKJV) Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
Job 12:12 New King James Version (NKJV) Wisdom is with aged men, And with length of days, understanding.
Marla
I love the Lord Jesus Christ and am passionate about writing. I hope you enjoy the blog and come to visit often. Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2: 2-4