Old Age Poems

Who would believe I could be such an age
My life has turned over, page after page
So many seasons have passed me by
I understand the saying...

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I’m too old to live out these songs I sing.
There has been too much pumped into these veins.
But if you remember how I was back...

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I often hear,
"It's tough getting old."

I never hear
"It's tougher not getting old"
because, I suppose,
those who might have spoken
from personal experience
are no longer with us.

I am...

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I've never been this old before,
The years have gone which brought me here.
It ought to be against the law,
I've never been this old before.
What happens...

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The new lady in the nursing home put her pinkie up with tea
She could not hear or see well, some thought she was not friendly.
Thinking...

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just the right size
itty bitty
fun size
for an old biddy
with champion choppers
and diabetes
...

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Date  January  2047
DJ is now 20 years pasted his
Birthday. His birthday was celebrated 
Weeks ago at Cascades. He and
The whole family enjoyed the...

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I seek to find.
Some peace of mind.
I'm crazy
A bit lazy
Sometimes life gets all hazy
Seeking to find my way
I hope to be a step closer with...

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Your eyes are failing
It's been a while
Although you've got
That cheeky smile

Their service contract 
Long expired
So grandpa you should 
Have retired

Your speedy legs
Once raced the best
Now...

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There’s a house out across the creek, 
just an old rundown two-room shack.
Each time I drive out past it now, 
those memories come flooding back.

It’s...

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Walking down the middle of the road, 
chewing on a piece of wheat.
The sun burning hot on my shoulders,
I got no shoes on my feet.
A...

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How come all my good buddies
Look so much older than I?
Guess they didn't take care of themselves
That's surely the reason why

Look at me, I'm still...

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Taking my old Town-Car out for a little spin,
never suffer through rush hour traffic again.
Now we have time to see all those places we’ve never...

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Highlights from Highland Manor

Courtesy Goofus and Gallant 
who began their broadly-drawn 
moral plays in the 1950s, 
initially depicted as identical twins,
but later on, editors for...

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Happy is the closed eye

Sleeping ever so peacefully

Deep in the six feet underneath

No longer anything i can see

Or be 

Least of all alone me

Staring up...

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