ONE MORE YEAR¢¢ Today I'm 90, dear mighty Lord¢ I still have tasks to be done¢ I'd get so much accomplished¢ If I lived to be 91.¢¢ I appreciate my venerable age¢ A privelege granted to few¢ But I would rejoice with all my¢ heart¢ If I could attain 92.¢¢ So many Simchas (Happy events) I¢ want to attend¢ These happy events I want to see¢ To revel in the joys of others¢ Is it too much to ask for 93?¢¢ I'm curious by nature¢ And my spirits would definitely soar¢ If I could witness new inventions¢ But then I'd have to live to 94.¢¢ Forgive my wanting even more¢ To live is a natural drive¢ But it is only with God's blessing¢ That He will grant me 95.¢¢ I'd like to serve my fellowman¢ If my mind retains its tick¢ I'd be ecstatic if I could live¢ To the age of 96.¢¢ I've done my mitzvahs (good deeds)¢ and followed the book¢ I assume I'll go to Heaven¢ But I don't mind postponing the move¢ Until I'm 97.¢¢ I know by then I won't be fast¢ And sometimes I'll be late¢ I don't mind being a statistic ¢ Until I'm 98.¢¢ I'm not a greedy person¢ I'm only asking for "Time"¢ Another blessing, another year¢ And then I'd be 99.¢¢ But why stop at 99,¢ When a century sounds so good¢ So with the humblest entreaty I pray¢ Please make it 100, if You could.¢ ....from the pen of¢¢ FREDA J. HODES....¢¢
