Old Age

Growing old is not a big deal 
Your only has old as you feel 
Age you'll find 
Is all in the mind 
It's those aches and pains that are real.

agelimerick

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Darlene De Beaulieu

January 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Hello John, yes John age is just a number. Right your only old as you feel. Age is in the mind. Enjoy your evening my friend. xx /Darlene/

Darlene De Beaulieu

January 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM

Hello John, i also refuse to grow up. LOl. /Darlene/xx

John Read

January 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM

Hi Darlene, I refuse to grow up lol. xx

Jim Slaughter

January 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM

Amen to that! A great lim, John.

John Read

January 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM

Thank you Jim hope your keeping well.

Line Gauthier

December 26, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Lots of familiar vibes in this one. Happy New Year and here's to a lot less of those pains that are real, John. L2 "You're only as old as you feel"

John Read

December 27, 2024 at 11:56 AM

Hi line, sending you my love and best wishes for the new year God bless.

Duke Beaufort

December 20, 2024 at 8:15 AM

John, wonderful sentiments about age and life. You clearly do have a mind much younger than many of us. It's a pleasure to read this for all of us pain sufferers. Smiles and best wishes!!!

John Read

December 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM

Hi Duke, growing old is unavoidable growing up is a option, sending you and your loved ones a happy Christmas and a healthy new year God bless.

Maria Williams

December 16, 2024 at 2:34 AM

Oh my goodness John, I made a humorous video about it and am startled that I stopped on your page and you have expressed almost the same sentiments. Hugs Maria

Maria Williams

December 16, 2024 at 5:12 PM

And a Happy Christmas to you and your family too John. And thanks for your visit on my 'Beauty Queen' - I see you found it after all Lol Hugs Maria

John Read

December 16, 2024 at 9:24 AM

Hi Maria, is your video posted on poetry Soup, wishing you a happy Christmas God bless. xx

Michael Tor

December 16, 2024 at 1:48 AM

Very true my friend, I can surely relate to your words... Thanks for sharing John...

John Read

December 16, 2024 at 9:19 AM

Thank you Michael, sending my love and best wishes to you and your family, have a happy Christmas God bless.

Jennifer Proxenos

December 15, 2024 at 10:08 PM

I absolutly agree with you. Thinking we are gettng old is depressing but we know we age from the moment we are born. I know it is difficult when you lose your partner. GOD has graced Elias and I and here we are we entertain and get invited back and play a lot of board games, we follow series on TV and we do what we want as we want, even midnight feasts like naughty teenagers, but that is only thank you to God who has as yet not taken one of us away. Hope you are with a group of people from church and arrange things to do and places to go to and a few pain killers in a day is good, don't let people tell you otherwise, we get addicted to them so what at our age. Have a wonderful faith filled and happy Christmas my friend, Blessings galore Jennifer.

John Read

December 16, 2024 at 9:17 AM

Hi Jennifer, thank you for your heartwarming comment, it's so nice to hear, that you and your hubby are living like naughty teenagers, long may it continue, your partner is the greatest gift, have a lovely Christmas God bless. xx

Andrea Dietrich

December 15, 2024 at 8:16 AM

Very good one. And lady line was the necessary evil!! So true.

Andrea Dietrich

December 18, 2024 at 1:15 PM

sorry about that stupid typo . I meant :LAST line. Often when I type the word last, my finger ends up pressing Y for the T!!

John Read

December 16, 2024 at 9:11 AM

Thank you Andrea for your visit and comment wishing you and your loved ones a happy Christmas. xx

Charles Messina

December 15, 2024 at 5:07 AM

And... sorry to say, but it seems like those aches and pains only get worse (lol) Great limerick, John.

John Read

December 16, 2024 at 9:09 AM

That's so true Charles, it's something we have to deal with.

Gershon Wolf

December 14, 2024 at 6:37 PM

The topic is 'forever food for thought!' ~ Sike Oso Mattick

John Read

December 15, 2024 at 2:09 AM

Sure is Gershon.

Anne-Lise Andresen

December 14, 2024 at 10:40 AM

- As time goes by, John ...it gets easier to tell where you don't have pain ... but, never give up - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs

John Read

December 14, 2024 at 11:04 AM

That's so true Anne, I'm suffering from the flu at the moment, so it's a early night for me, have a lovely evening God bless. xx

Panagiota Romios

December 13, 2024 at 11:21 PM

John, this is funny, Pangie

Panagiota Romios

December 15, 2024 at 12:31 PM

John, today is very cold so that I am in pain today on my legs. But I am tend to have a great day anyway and not think about that. I will rest and watch GB TV and hopefully get to make some comments and respond to replies. Hopefully to post a poem later! Pangie

Panagiota Romios

December 14, 2024 at 12:22 AM

No, John…I missed a night of sleep a few days ago and it took a toll on me….pangie. Goodnight

John Read

December 13, 2024 at 11:27 PM

Hi Pangie, so nice hearing from you, hope your aches and pains are not playing you up today. xx