Two old

BE MY WITNESS

We've had a disagreement,
My lovely wife and me,
Concerning my finale,
When age gives up on me.

She says I'm not a soldier,
And never went to war,
So I can't have my favourite song
When I'm at last no more

But I've a personal favourite,
When I am laid to rest,
Bear witness please, O Valiant Heart's
The hymn that I like best.

NEVILLE IN DISGUISE

I may be old, but I'm not wise
I'm just a young man in disguise
Beneath my wrinkled skin I mean,
Is an awkward youth of a mere sixteen