The Old Champion

A famous athlete of the long ago But time as is said becomes everyone's foe A man in his prime in the big town everyone of did know The passing of time has left John walking slow In his prime years as a young athlete Against the Nation's best with success he did compete The legendary sporting hero of many a big foot race With his wife Ann in the park walking at a slow pace That years do take toll on the body in truth one can say Grandparents in their mid eighties they have known of a better day The sports fans of the town have a new sporting hero to fete A national champion in his mid twenties who is very quick on his feet The old champion is now just a memory of the past A mere shadow of the man who used to run fast In the park walking slowly with his aged wife And of this one only can say such is life.