News at Ten

I'm pleased to report
a birthday. Mine.
I'm into double figures now.
Growing up.

But the news at ten
is much the same
as the news at nine.
No sign, yet, of ageing.
No grey hairs. No wrinkles.

Summary: I'm fine.



Copyright YoungPoet
From Double Talk, poems by Bernard Young & Trevor Millum,
Hands up Books, 2011

Don't quote Trades Description in comments. YoungPoet has a poetic licence and is allowed to lie about his age, wrinkles and hair.

Just to save anyone wasting their time with kind birthday wishes (I've had a few, which is very nice) I'm not 10. It's not my birthday for another 10 months.