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Younger people have no clue That many things they like to do Will, one day, prove to be too much, By slipping from an aging clutch. The rah-rah-rah and go-go-go Of constant moving starts to slow. The parties lasting through the night No longer whet your appetite. The dinners that begin at 8, With drinks you’d once appreciate, Give way to early-bird-type meals With much less food, which now appeals. The traveling to cool locales To ski or hike with groups of pals May be the trip you once would choose, But now, you’d pick a river cruise. You never think when you are young That you would ever be among The people who have reached the age Where life is at a different stage.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 1/4/2025 4:26:00 PM
No clue, how true
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Date: 1/4/2025 12:03:00 AM
Ilene, all I can say is amen! Too bad we have to wait until moving is painful to learn how good we had it. I loved the rhymes you chose. Top shelf!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 1/4/2025 12:55:00 PM
thank you, dean! much appreciated!
Date: 1/3/2025 12:17:00 PM
- The rah-rah-rah and go-go-go ... while you are young ... life is short ... live while you can ... the "quiet time" will come ... - hugs
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 1/4/2025 12:56:00 PM
i agree, anne-lise, but it's hard to realize when you're young that this will happen to you. thanks for taking the time to comment...
Date: 1/3/2025 12:07:00 AM
So very true Ilene ….you think you will young forever but alas we all slow down and reach that “ comfortable and cosy” stage in life! Great poem….Debx
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 1/4/2025 12:57:00 PM
"comfortable and cozy" is a great way to put it, deb! makes me feel better...
Date: 1/2/2025 11:21:00 PM
Frightening in a way Ilene, I remember when both my parents and grandparents were alive and I was at the bottom rung of the ladder now I've reached the top with grandkids at the bottom. Happy New year. Tom
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 1/4/2025 12:57:00 PM
ha! just don't fall off, tom! happy new year!
Date: 1/2/2025 8:37:00 PM
You know, I actually see so many (too many?) young people today playing life much closer to the vest than I ever did: They're eating smaller portions, healthier food; and they're saving for retirement in their early 20's. I'm not jealous of them at all. THANK HEAVEN, I lived large in my 20's and early 30's. Still had time to 'get serious' by my mid-30's. Learned more about 'life' up to 35 than I did afterward. HNY, 2025 ~ gw
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 1/4/2025 12:58:00 PM
you've made a good point, gershon! i wouldn't trade my life in my 20's for anything. ~ happy new year!

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