Chance poem response

This poem is called 'Old men' by Ogden Nash. It goes like this:

"People expect old men to die,
They do not really mourn old men.
Old men are different. People look
At them with eyes that wonder when...
People watch with unshocked eyes;
But the old men know when an old man dies."

I like this poem because it is meant to be jokey but it has a serous meaning to it. People gain knowledge from just living and that is why old people are so wise is because they know the mistakes they have made and they know how other people can avoid those mistakes in their life; and so they do not morn death.

The part where he said "they do not really morn old men." shows that old men are too wise to morn and they know how to spend their time better sense they are dying and have so much knowledge. It is important for people to listen to old people because they know what is best for everyone. People say that we learn history so we know not to repeat it. Well the old men are the history.

This connects to real life because although most people will grow old, everyone will experience death, and experice people dying around them.