When you’re maturer, older, ripened,
You may know a larger stipend,
Except that as your grip relaxes
Upon youth, you’ll hear of taxes,
Plumbing, heating, grocery bills,
Doctors paid for sundry ills,
Insurance, toothpaste, telephone,
Painting, spouting, smart cologne,
Fur coats made from seals and otters–
And small requests from smallish daughters!
by Ray Romine Tuesday, January 30, 1951
