21 years young, and still going strong.
21 years young, but you wont be for long.
Life I've moving really fast these days, I wonder if you've noticed?
Time is speeding up, there's no way to sugar coat this.
So in this time of running, rushing and utmost haste
In this time of not letting a single second go to waste
We find the nicer things in life pass us by, without even a glance.
Too many potential fates, too many paths down which to explore and advance
It means the routes we do take, are routes we have to treasure.
And I have to say its hard to think of any route that has given me more pleasure
Than the one which lead me to encounter you
A friend most honest, lovely, and true
I could easily never have been a character in your tale
Maybe a random passer by, Just a minor detail
But instead, you've got to know me, and I to know you
Its a trade off, but one I was happy to go through
What I've learnt recently is everything worthwhile takes effort and time
From degrees, to sport, to just penning a rhyme
But the benefits, man, the benefits are worth while
If it can just give you a little smile
Because its out of such efforts the nicer things in life are born
And this one is just for you, Miss Charlotte Warne :)
21 years young, but you wont be for long.
Life I've moving really fast these days, I wonder if you've noticed?
Time is speeding up, there's no way to sugar coat this.
So in this time of running, rushing and utmost haste
In this time of not letting a single second go to waste
We find the nicer things in life pass us by, without even a glance.
Too many potential fates, too many paths down which to explore and advance
It means the routes we do take, are routes we have to treasure.
And I have to say its hard to think of any route that has given me more pleasure
Than the one which lead me to encounter you
A friend most honest, lovely, and true
I could easily never have been a character in your tale
Maybe a random passer by, Just a minor detail
But instead, you've got to know me, and I to know you
Its a trade off, but one I was happy to go through
What I've learnt recently is everything worthwhile takes effort and time
From degrees, to sport, to just penning a rhyme
But the benefits, man, the benefits are worth while
If it can just give you a little smile
Because its out of such efforts the nicer things in life are born
And this one is just for you, Miss Charlotte Warne :)
I'm going through archiving my pre-2013 poems. This one was clearly a birthday poem for my friend Charlotte. Uploaded 2025. The irony is that charlotte was one of the older ones in our cohort, and now uploading this way, way past 21 years old.
