Post a Poem Day

My good blogging buddy Carol at Charli and me is hosting Poem In Your Pocket Day. If you're interested, all you need do is post a poem and tell why it's special to you. Give a bit of information about the author too.

You know that a laugh, chuckle, or smile is what I prefer. So it should not surprise anyone that my poem is a light-hearted one.

For All the Girls

When I was in my younger days, 
I weighed a few pounds less, 
I needn't hold my tummy in 
To wear a belted dress. 

But now that I am older, 
I've set my body free; 
There's comfort of elastic 
Where once my waist would be. 

Inventor of those high-heeled shoes 
My feet have not forgiven; 
I have to wear a nine now, 
But used to wear a seven. 

And how about those pantyhose- 
They're sized by weight, you see, 
So how come when I put them on 
The crotch is at my knees? 

I need to wear these glasses 
As the prints were getting smaller; 
And it wasn't very long ago 
I know that I was taller. 

Though my hair has turned to grey 
And my skin no longer fits, 
On the inside, I'm the same old me, 
Just the outside's changed a bit.

Author Unknown