Old Age

To W.B Yeats

The remedy for old age
Is younger age,
Is children running all around,
Is the green and cheerful ground,
Is healthful play and bursting work,
Is sometimes clapping of a cork,
Is loving lovingly with love,
Is laughing with your lovely dove,
Is younger age,
That is in every age.

The only old age is great pain

-Paul Dempsey

Paul Dempsey writes mostly prose and a few poems. You can find his prose here https://terrorhousemag.com/author/paul-dempsey/ . His poetry focuses on East Prussia and Europe.