<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=512074" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Thoughts On Turning 30</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">They might wish me 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'<br>or even 'many happy returns of the day'.<br>My folks send me gifts and greeting<br>congratulating me<br>on a life that's fleeting? <br>Yeah, so I happen to be pessimistic on this<br>One who sees the hour-glass of life half empty<br>rather than half full.<br>For I vision each birthday<br>as a step closer to old age<br>A step closer to dreaded death<br>It's hard to look forward to going gaga or decrepit<br>when smooth skin would become crumpled, wrinkled<br>The age of doddering limbs half in the grave<br>Thus each birthday to me<br>is a step closer to the end of a lifetime<br>A step closer to the unwanted guest - senility<br>That reverting to child-like debility<br>The dwindling of all agility<br>So I'd rather not celebrate<br>the nearing of the time when<br>we'd play back 'em' flash-backs<br>and in the mind re-live our life tracks<br>when everything would trickle down to mere memories<br>with ample time to linger upon life's souvenirs</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So a birthday is a step forward<br>but towards thy graveyard<br>The road might be longer<br>or unfortunately<br>end abruptly<br>in a short cut<br>to heaven or to hell<br>bard or no bard!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=S.zaynub+Kamoonpuri">S.zaynub Kamoonpuri</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=512074" data-title="Thoughts On Turning 30 de S.zaynub Kamoonpuri" data-description="They might wish me 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' or even 'many happy returns of the day'. My folks send me gifts and greeting congratulating me on a life that's fleeting? Yeah, so I happen to be pessimistic on this One who sees the hour-glass of life half emp..."></div> </div> </div>

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