Terribly Strange

In a Paul Simon song

Called “Old Friends,” an exchange

Mentions how being 70’s

“Terribly strange.”

 

When he wrote those lyrics,

Let me underscore,

Simon’s age was, believe it

Or not, 24.

 

Most folks in their 20’s

Or decades way past,

Have no clue just how long

Their own vigor may last

 

Since we, each of us, age

At a different pace.

Some may carry their youth;

Others don’t hold a trace.

 

Yet Paul got one thing right,

For we must rearrange

Thoughts of “old” as we age

And it’s terribly strange.