Octogenarian Poems | Examples


Premium Member An Octogenarian

He's eighty years old
An octogenarian
A very full life
Must be doing something right
to last that long on this earth
Form: Tanka

Octogenarian

Octogenarian

I would love to be an Octogenarian,
Now that I'm seventy-nine.
What joy to be an Octogenarian,
An Octogenarian will suit me just fine.
Form: Epigram


Octogenarian Wedding

( Hum to the tune of "Get me to the Church on time!"

The old guy's getting married to a fat virgin,
Ding dong, the wedding hearse does shine!
That's what he gets for perving!
Get him to the morgue on time!

The old man's getting married to a fat virgin,
Ding dong, the wedding hearse does shine,
Both the coffins are ready,
The undertakers are steady,
Extra large for the fat groom and bride.

The old man's getting married to a fat virgin,
Ding dong, the wedding hearse does shine,
The bride is wearing  her thongy,
His sons are bringing their bongies,
Get him to the morgue on time.

The old man's getting married to a fat virgin,
Ding dong, wedding hearse does shine,
The mob are bringing marijuana pesto,
The transvestites are saying hello,
They can be mothers of the bride.

The old man's marrying a fat virgin,
Yes, that's what you get for a'pervin,
The morticians are all ready, 
The coffins are standing steady,
Get him to the morgue on time!
Form: Ghazal

Premium Member Mirror Image - Octogenarian Plus

MIRROR IMAGE – Octogenarian plus

Now 
Here he comes
Master of the mansion –
       complete with wrinkles, gas, cataracts, arthritis –
His mental package stuck in 30s fashion

The first chore was getting out of bed
Getting straight    
Then into his head

That dreams have been scorched by light of day
Talking to himself –
    this type insanity impending –
With quiet, projective things to say -

          like
          about normal toiletry and medication
          all protectively arranged –

Done!
Then what?
What indeed   when highlight of the day is

Going to market
Slowly driving his car
Remembering where in hell he parked it

Cats, birds, squirrels his friends -
      uncomplicated you see –
have become so dear, like family

During his daily nap 
Whiskers snuggles under his arm
With Tabby and Sweet Puss on his lap

Ummmmmmmm?
Well?
There’s lots more to tell about his day

But 
Oh, hell! 
Forgot what I was going to tell!

By the way
What IS today?

The Absent Minded Octogenarian

An octogenarian visited his doctor
'I think I'm getting senile” he said
The doctor replied “I don’t think you are senile
Let’s look for a different diagnosis instead”
“But I keep forgetting to do up my fly”
The old man said “After I’ve been for a pee”
The doctor smiled and then replied
“Not opening your fly before you start, that’s senility”


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