Sage

It’s a matter of proper place

and timing

carrying on with today’s buying

no breaks nor whining

build wealth for piling

higher and higher

on our family’s dining

then we invite the neighbors

to ogle and chime in

witness to how grand our living

yet our souls go hungry

this tradition is our suffering

but never to disown it

for gramps may be grumpy

he is no sage, it‘s just his age

yet this new kid is too shiny

still on his learner‘s permit

he can’t drive us round the block