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You’re only as old as you feel some say. How will it feel on your eightieth birthday? Everything’s quieter and harder to see. Not everyone, just seems like it to me. Portions are smaller as we sit and dine. When we do drink it’s but one glass of wine. No longer can we just turn on a dime. And it gets harder to walk a straight line. Your sleep is disruptive if it’s like mine. Going to the bathroom time after time. Get off your soap box, step onto my cloud. Life is still better than wearing a shroud. If you’ve reached your seventies as of late, Thank your Creator for life can be great. No timecards to punch, no bosses to please, Life is to live as each moment you cease.

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Bernard F. Asuncion

Date: 7/26/2025 7:36:00 PM

I like the flow of this well-written poem, Sir Bill.

Yann Rolland

Date: 7/26/2025 7:43:00 AM

can feel that too, close to 70, you made a useful and great( poem, thanks poet, better don't think it

Bill Baker
Date: 7/26/2025 6:00:00 PM

I'm happy to still be here. I'm still relatively healthy and still have my wits, so I'm pretty happy most of the time. Have a great week, my friend. Bill

Line Gauthier

Date: 7/26/2025 4:54:00 AM

I recognized myself here ~ lol

Bill Baker
Date: 7/26/2025 5:58:00 PM

Me too, Line. Sara is my young wife, so she's getting a preview of life at 80+. Have a pleasant evening, my friend. Bill

Sotto Poet

Date: 7/26/2025 4:41:00 AM

My friend Bill, you wrote a wonderful poem and topic. It centers on the events and thoughts of growing older, especially when one gets closer to being eighty. It shows thankfulness for life despite its problems while expressing a mixture of the joys and challenges that accompany aging. Wishing you a long and healthy life

Bill Baker
Date: 7/26/2025 5:57:00 PM

Thanks for your kind comments and well wishes, my friend. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/26/2025 3:22:00 AM

Bill, this side of the dirt is still good enough to want to stay and enjoy family. So glad that you want to share your life with your wife and family and enjoy each mother with each other. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on aging. Old age is not for sissies for sure. Sara K

Bill Baker
Date: 7/26/2025 5:55:00 PM

Thanks for the comments, Sara. I fully agree with your last sentence, my friend. Stay strong and healthy, Bill

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 7/25/2025 6:30:00 PM

Thank your Creator for life can be great. Every day I give him thanks for the breath he gives and the courage to see another day with a smile and a poem in my heart, Thanks Bill, this poem was delightful to say the least !

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 10:51:00 PM

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on my poetry, I appreciate your friendship. Bill

Sara Baker

Date: 7/25/2025 5:07:00 PM

the perfect picture for your insightful words. I appreciate your 80-year old perspective. I see the challenges of aging....things I never anticipated happening. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I especially liked the last two lines as well as your ability to rhyme. Awesome you are! hugs, me

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 5:49:00 PM

Thanks for your continuing support of my poetry, Sara. You're the best! Hugs, Bill