Secrets Of The Universe Poem by Patti Masterman

When you're young,
Everything lasts forever:
A summer is years long,
And childhood lasts for eons.
But as you grow older,
Things begin to disappear
And go away. One day
You look around, and the only
Familiar thing on the horizon,
Is yourself, and; if you're lucky,
A few family members
Who've been with you
Through the many changes.
Maybe that's what makes
The old seem so wise:
They've seen everything
Come and go, so often
That now, in the beginnings,
They already see the endings,
And vice versa.
Not such a bad way to end up-
After all- what's a few wrinkles
In return, for knowing
All the secrets of the universe?