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Ah, To Age, To Ripen, To Mature

Ah, to age, to ripen, to mature to grow sated in one’s being embracing both weed and bud the royal effete and the undignified. To observe the nature of the wind absorb the lessons of the sun bask in the aura of moonlit mystery sample the sustenance of spring rains. To know and yet be teachable feel yet not grow numb touch yet leave no mark see and still believe. To age, as gnarled perennials, wrinkled rings to date the times deep roots, bowed backs hearts carved in splitting bark. ©6/4/2019 A contest on aging Poetry Contest Emile Pinet sponsor

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Barbara Barry-Nishanian

Date: 7/1/2019 2:25:00 PM

Congrats! Like the line, "to know and yet be teachable". This is quality I've witnessed for 50 years, people don't want to do ... be teachable! Especially about Bible ...hold to old unscriptural false hoods, because enjoy, not because right. You wrote an excellent poem, that deserved to win!!! Congrats again.

Eve Roper

Date: 6/26/2019 3:45:00 PM

Wonderful poem on the process of growing old , John , congratulations on your win.

John Lawless
Date: 6/27/2019 9:28:00 PM

Thanks Eve, aging - the aftermath of ripening

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/26/2019 1:38:00 PM

This is wonderful John! Congratulations on your deserving win! : )

John Lawless
Date: 6/27/2019 9:26:00 PM

Thanks Connie

Emile Pinet

Date: 6/26/2019 1:01:00 PM

Congratulations John! Your poem earned a distinguished place in my contest, it was a very tough contest to judge but your poem caught my eye, well done my friend, Emile.

John Lawless
Date: 6/27/2019 9:24:00 PM

Thank You Emile, always an honor to place in one of your contest. Thanks for taking the time and energy to sponsor such contests.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/8/2019 10:15:00 AM

wow, you did an incredible job here, JOhn. Wish I could be as creative in talking about aging. All I can think to do is use humor because it's all so laughable to me!

John Lawless
Date: 6/27/2019 9:23:00 PM

Yeah, Andrea, growing old ain't for sissies especially when you have to download(no pun intended) the nearest potty app.