WELCOMING OLD AGE




I see you coming, old age. 
Approaching, at an ever-accelerating pace, 
Your face grim 
Your expression austere 
Your look menacing.
 
A frightening sight you are 
Yet,
I welcome you with open arms.
I yearn to embrace you
To be at your side
To celebrate the twilight of my life with you 
To enjoy your company,
The company that so many at my age,
Had never had the chance to relish.  

Innumerable battles I have fought in my life,
With vigor and youth at my side,
Thus 
Victorious, I emerged,
But 
Now, that my youth's allies are slowly abandoning me,
One after the other, 
I am left alone to fight the last battle.
A battle, I know beforehand I am bound to lose. 
However, 
At this moment of trials 
When all seems to get tougher by the day,
A new ally I have found, willing to help me, 
All my courage to amass to confront you, with 
Equanimity, oh, merciless old age: 
The wisdom I have acquired all these years,
Roaming the planes of experience and 
Learning!
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       Demetrios Trifiatis 
       17  August 2026 
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* This poem was written to celebrate my 82nd Birthday on the 15th of August 2026

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Paula Goldsmith

August 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM

What a wonderful write from the first line to the last line. I say, age is just a number. I am 25 Hahaha!!! This number of mine feels tired some days. Oh Yes, keep learning.... Be blessed daily as you go writing away..............

Tom Cunningham

August 18, 2026 at 8:27 AM

I hope that you had a lovely day Demetrios, every day that we awake is a gift from God, and the biggest gift of all is yet to come, a time and place will be chosen for us. Tom