I've just checked out of the library Phyllis McGinley's Times Three, the closest thing she's got to a collected. It includes a grouping called "A Gallery of Elders." Here are a few highlights:
The Old Politician
Toward caution all his lifetime bent,
Straddler and compromiser, he
Becomes a public monument
To sheer longevity.
The Old Radical
The burning cause that lit his days
When he was younger came to harm.
Now Hate's impoverished charcoal blaze
Is all that keeps him warm.
The Old Philanthropist
His millions make museums bright;
Harvard anticipates his will;
While his young typist weeps at night
Over a druggist's bill.
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