I STILL MATTER

by TOM KRAUSE
(KANSAS CITY, MO)

Tom Krause

I STILL MATTER

As time passes on
I turn the next page
to discover a new me
while I continue to age.

I may no longer be
who I was long ago
but I still can matter -
that much I know.

With a new set of tools
I have gathered from time -
I keep looking forward
to more mountains to climb.

My best is not over
as the skeptics might say -
I just learn how to conquer
in a much wiser way.

So don't sell me short -
I am not nearly done.
I CAN STILL MATTER -
I've only just begun.

Copyright © 2012 Tom Krause
I wrote this poem while dealing with retirement after 31 years of teaching. Tom Krause is a 17-time contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.