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The Weathered Years

The weathered years pass with silent restraint
Leave an impression of time standing still
I have counted sunsets without complaint
Life washes over me testing my will
I've crossed boundaries of unimportance
Found wisdom at the rusty gates of age
I've laughed on the dark stage of circumstance
And know life's curtain falls on its last page
To play a fool in the turmoil life gave
And paint graffiti on its coldest walls
To be my own master, be my own slave
I'll open the rusty gate when death calls
I can only ask for the price of years
Find it a mixture of beauty and tears

4/6/15

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Susan Ashley

Date: 6/9/2019 10:02:00 PM

Frederic, your distinctive poem wears the patina of time-worn introspection beautifully. The facets of emotion sparkle in the deep aura of this piece. Congratulations on your win, dear poet. Warmest wishes always, my inspiring friend.. ~Susan

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/6/2019 12:11:00 PM

This poem is wonderful Frederic! "found wisdom at the rusty gates of age" a splendid way to share the reality of aging we all must face. Congratulations on your deserving win! I loved it! : ) xxoo

Line Gauthier

Date: 10/9/2017 12:13:00 PM

Awesome moody poem. Love it. A fave as I read it during this dark dreary rainy autumn afternoon. Thank you.

Kathleen Kroll

Date: 8/24/2017 8:39:00 AM

So glad I have found your poems, Frederic. I especially like this one, perhaps, a sign of my better understanding of my own mortality. This one is a fave.

Thabang Coleen

Date: 6/23/2015 5:48:00 AM

Thanks for sharing Frederic...............I like the flow in line 9 and 10.Big up!

Mark Clement

Date: 5/12/2015 6:44:00 AM

I like the mood of this poem. The sentiments are mature and there is self-understanding I really like the lines I've laughed on the dark stage of circumstance and paint graffiti on its coldest walls

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 4/13/2015 10:35:00 PM

I always enjoy your verses keep up the great work. Light & LOve

Eileen Manassian

Date: 4/9/2015 12:02:00 AM

This is a lovely write. I love the flow from line to line....there is a great continuity of thought that leads to that powerful ending couplet. Yes....you have brought beauty to the POTD page. Congrats.

Tom Hitt

Date: 4/8/2015 1:25:00 PM

Excellent, I like the sonnet form very much. I especially enjoy the contemporary language you use within a subject that never seems to grow old for poetry readers, because we ALL experience aging and death. CONGRATS ON YOUR POTD! ~Tom~

Neva Romaine

Date: 4/8/2015 10:54:00 AM

Hey Frederic, BIG congratulations on your poem being chosen for POTD! A deeply introspective piece full of life's experiences, good and bad. A wonderful write and well deserved! Be Blessed, Neva

Eve Roper

Date: 4/8/2015 9:19:00 AM

Beautiful piece,Frederic,a timeline to remember .Congratulations on Poem of the day well deserved win...Blessings dear friend Eve

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/8/2015 8:30:00 AM

- You have left your tracks ..... of "mixture of beauty and tears" - a beautiful poem, Frederic - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. !!! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 4/8/2015 8:23:00 AM

A beautiful introspective written with great wisdom and love for life, Frederic...congrats on being chosen TPOD!! Hugs, Rhonda

Robert Stoner Jr

Date: 4/8/2015 7:52:00 AM

Congratulations Frederic on your selection of Poem of the Day for this insightful sonnet.

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 4/8/2015 4:55:00 AM

I love this sonnet Frederic with its important progression of thoughts. A melodic sound to the ear and a great read. Congratulations on this gem being chosen poem of the day!