<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367292" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Just Half The Man I Used To Be</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Just half the man I used to be, <br>Though now I'm twice as old, <br>With almost all life's history, <br>A fragment left untold...<br>And on reflection, lots undone, <br>Mistakes, mistakes galore, <br>Yet I'll give credit to God's Son, <br>He's closer than before...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Just half the man I used to be, <br>My youth has come and gone<br>And with old age, infirmity, <br>Weak legs to walk upon...<br>With walking sticks as faithful friends, <br>We now stand side-by-side<br>And as this chapter gently ends, <br>By faith, I know I tried...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Just half the man I used to be, <br>A fraction still remains, <br>God's hourglass is all I see, <br>As time steals tiny grains...<br>What should I do beyond my prayers, <br>To make these days worthwhile? <br>Such that God's pleased with my affairs<br>And they bring Him a smile? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Just half the man I used to be, <br>What great thing can I do? <br>Then suddenly, this truth hit me, <br>I know... I'll pray for you! <br>Be twice the man that you could be! <br>Or person that you are! <br>That way, you won't turn out like me...<br>Who knows? You could go far! </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, February 2012.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Denis+Martindale">Denis Martindale</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367292" data-title="Just Half The Man I Used To Be de Denis Martindale" data-description="Just half the man I used to be, Though now I'm twice as old, With almost all life's history, A fragment left untold... And on reflection, lots undone, Mistakes, mistakes galore, Yet I'll give credit to God's Son, He's closer than before... ..."></div> </div> </div>

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