Octogenarians Poems - Poems about Octogenarians

...A is for Artists, ageless souls ignite, In Malleshwaram's magic, bathed in golden light. B is for Bard's whispers, stories that unwind, Connecting young and old, a tapestry we find. C is for C......

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...The classic names of nursing homes make me want to puke and groan How about 'Celestial Gardens?' great place to dump your 'burden' Then there's 'Sunset Terrace' at sundown, f......

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...Youth, having deserted them long ago, Tom and Sam The octogenarians together formed an intimate league. Every day, they would, meet at the country park in the evenings. A ritual, they had religiou......

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...after dark April 26th, 2022 Prometheus bound out the heavens to strike fear in the hearts of men and women reminding us mortals how like oxen yoked (together via a wooden beam forced to underg......

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...Witnessing the blood baths, the massacre Of God’s people, children’s bodies everywhere, And octogenarians expire slowly and quietly in horror. The undistorted and the vivid images of terror, The ......

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...Lo, I am about to create new heavens And a new earth Isaiah 65:17 Isaiah describes a new creation of universal happiness Example food and good health for all His words seem a stark contrast ......

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...Three Score and Fifteen Years Ago By Franklin Price 11/14/2020 Three score and fifteen years ago I was born upon this earth Joined a family of eight, Was the ninth, for what it's worth Fou......

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...Apocalypse Beans Sometimes it seems your chest is about to cave in. You try to catch a breath but your heart flutters like a dry leaf; Just more suburban undulations; Dressed down for a slo......

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...Crackling tension filled the community hall in Abergavenny ‘We are in this together dear folks for a pound or a penny’ Speaking of which the loos were situated right behind the bar To ensur......

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...Hate begets hate, Fatality it’s sure fate, The belly of the sated, Churned by hatred, The lame marching in defiance, Gossips in one alliance, The mute raise their voices in harmony, As partake......

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...THE SIXTY-FOURTH REUNION By Leonard Kleeman We held our 64th reunion just the other day. We were the best class of 1949 we'd say. Just us guys alone (we were not co-ed), The girls came later after w......

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...Hey, Who Said... It was going to be easy Getting over the time When running over mountains to the beach was a Sunday jaunt Giving Time permission to go in the wrong direction Honoring past marriage......

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...Hey, Who Said... It was going to be easy Getting over the time When running over mountains to the beach was a Sunday jaunt Giving Time permission to go in the wrong direction Honoring past marriage......

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...When I was a boy of three, My sister much older than me Raced me to the teen-age stage Where we seemed about the same age. We knew that folks of thirty Were way over the hill And their greatest thri......

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