When he is fifty.



When he is fifty.

A man of fifty years,
what does he want?

Does he want good reputation?
Or high rank in the society?
Or life style like celebrity?

Good education of his children?
Better health of his wife?
What more does he need in his life?

He wants the child
who was in him forty years back.
He wants that daring young
who didn't believe in luck.
He wants that health
which was precious than any  wealth.

Still he can remember his first love letter.
He becomes nostalgic in his leisure.
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Submitted by swarupbhattacharya263 on January 17, 2024

Modified by swarupbhattacharya263 on January 17, 2024

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Scheme A XX BAA BCC XXXXDD EE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 494
Words 110
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 3, 3, 6, 2

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