for a Certain Someone of A Certain Age

When I was One,
I had just begun.

When I was Two,
I was nearly new.

When I was Three,
I was hardly Me.

When I was Four,
I was not much anymore

When I was Five,
I was just alive.

But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever.

(A.A. Milne, from Now We Are Six, transcribed from the edition I got from my aunt and uncle for my fifth birthday)