Lucilla Carrillo Poet Free verse

When We Get Old

When do people get old? Does it just happen,
or We just know when we are told? When we
are getting old - we never know. Age creeps up 
on us. It doesn't let us know.

One day we see ourselves. We look in the mirror 
and see the change. We look and wonder, who
that is. Did some one do a switch? As we keep 
looking, we see a familar face.

Our face got older through the years, with traces of 
pain, sorrows and heart aches. What happened to
bring us to this point in life? Than we reflect in our
past and the answers are there to the questions
we ask.

Getting old is not a crime. it is only a part of life.
To have grey hair is not a sin. It's our life story
of where we have been.


When we get old we look back on the lives that
we once had.The grey hair is a gift of God that
He doesn't give to just anyone...

01/27/2012
Written by  :ucilla M. Carrillo

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Dan Kearley February 24, 2013 at 12:12 PM Hi Lucilla...I'm sorry,I have read this before but I didn't comment for some reason?Sometimes I just read without logging in.That way I am unable to comment on poems.It is a true gift,as are your words of wisdom here are to us all. :o) Many blessings...<3

Andrea Dietrich February 2, 2013 at 6:58 PM I agree with your message here, but I can say exactly when I got old. It was in my 50's. and it sucks. hahaha. Luv ya, Lucilla. thanks for telling me of this poem.

Demetrios Trifiatis January 14, 2013 at 3:28 PM Old, in Greek language is “geros” which means the “privileged one” Privileged by God , as you say in your poem. How else could we live without getting older? Getting older is a blessing, so we have to be thankful! Beautiful writing! Thank you for visiting. God bless you! I know He has and most certainly He will!

Milton Toran December 21, 2012 at 9:33 PM You've given me a whole new outlook on aging. Especially the last two lines. Thanks for the uplifting message! And congrats on your featured writing!...Milt

Audrey Haick December 17, 2012 at 7:45 PM Congratulations on your poem being featured on Soup this week, Lucillia! Love, Annalise

Richard Lamoureux November 27, 2012 at 11:32 PM You are right, it is a privilege many people will not experience. Well said.

Joann Grisetti March 23, 2012 at 1:19 PM I don't plan on getting old - I think old is when you give up. i hope to go out fighting, white hair and all. Smile.

Kevin Clark February 3, 2012 at 5:23 AM To have gray hair is not a sin. It's our life story of where we have been. What a great line. Another great truth

Michael Smith January 30, 2012 at 8:39 AM You have quite a profound philosophy.

Darryl Davis January 30, 2012 at 8:22 AM Personally, I see it in my kids' faces. ;-) Nice write :-)

Anne-Lise Andresen January 29, 2012 at 3:57 AM "Getting old is not a crime - it is only a part of life" I am totally agree with you Lucilla!!- oxox love Anne-Lise

Robert Pettit January 27, 2012 at 10:50 PM Listen to the song "Old Man Time". A number of artists have recorded that song, but I consider the version sung by the late Jimmy Durante to be the best. You have a good write here, but two corrections are needed: In your fourth and nineteenth lines, "don't" should be changed to "doesn't" for grammatical purposes. That's the third person singular rule of verb conjugation. Lucilla Carrillo January 28, 2012 at 8:16 AM Robert; Thank you for reading my poem. I am new here and i still don't know how to edit a poem to correct mistakes. i hope I can learn soon. Lucilla