Senior(A) Poems - Poems about Senior(A)

What is this ridiculous obsession ~ perhaps a case of simple vanity? There's so much more to life than warped arrogant narcicism. I'm obviously more than these pesky extra pounds around my waist and few deep wrinkles on my face yet still it manages to monopolize my moods and daily thoughts. I seem to spend my time reminding mirror and self, much like repeating a mantra, that...

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“By the time you’re 80 years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it.” - George Burns I watched them As they watched me Silently, stunned to see What would be the sum… Shadowed by life’s plans Do they understand? There is One who had it planned For them and me, it’s in His hands I watched them go from young to...

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A Senior Citizen any day Blessed to wake up hooray Through the aches and pain Sometimes the need to complain Memory sometimes in forget Enjoyment of retirement blitz Carefree sensation Surrounded by family and Grandchildren Forget the Nursing Home Always a need to walk and talk Enriched spirit Wanting to enjoy and live Breath of Life Embracing refreshing flowers Sometimes for hours Oasis of their own Rocking Chair moments Reflecting on...

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I call myself a "senior teenager" (put the two together and you get "seenager"). I have all that I ever wanted as a teenager - lots of stuff, both minor and major - I just got it all some fifty years later! I don't have to go to school or obey some teacher's rule. I don't have to go to work and hear...

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A senior moment experienced by this drip... awash with intermittent amnesia. Scant number of minutes elapsed... before I forgot whether yours truly took another dose of glycopyrrolate ingested as a palliative prescription medication addressing the issue of palmar hyperhidrosis -- excessive perspiration of palms of hands, an unpleasant physiological symptoms afflicting me more than three fourths of my threescore and six years or more specifically sixty six...

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Senior citizens getting afraid as it's true and also well said. All of them are just carrying AIDS. ...

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Archaic silence reasons with my soul Not the latest model, and not really a classic Just a girl who trembles with expectation When the sun regards my flowers with a smile, Sending her delicate shafts of hope Coloring each of my thoughts in beautiful blessings While the rain seeks to nurture the petals Who laugh beneath dew and glimmers of light Breaking through...

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SNOW BIRDS HAVE A WHOLE NEW MEANING MASSIVE CRIMINAL CONVOYS TARGETING SENIORS THE CONVOY OF HASTE CORRUPT DRUG DEALERS ARRIVE TO FLORIDA TARGETING SENIOR COMMUNITIES TARGETING DISABLED AMERICANS MOSTLY VETERANS THIS CRIMINAL GROUP COMMITING HOME INVASIONS HUSTLING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ASSAULT RIFLES POINTED AT THE ELDERLY DISABLED TARGETS THE HEIST BEGANS WITH PROFESSIONAL BURGULRIZE BY OFFERING...

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If freshman year was aspirational and sophomore year was unhinged junior year was put up or shut up and senior year is a dash to the finish line This year’s on fast forward—and it’s for keeps every to-do list has value-laden questions things seem sharp edged, single use and intense it’s all about trajectories and ‘landing spots” Let’s wax poetic.. Produce now, or spend...

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The music was lively. The young dancer, unable to restrain herself, stood and shuffled slowly to the dance floor. His eyes followed her – hopeful, but with sadness and concern. Her gait unsteady, her cane little help, she began to move – awkwardly but determinedly – until her eyes filled with frustration, fear, and finally resignation; and she stopped. His eyes filled. She slowly...

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Another year has passed Another day had passed I know I'm a little bit older This guy has a bad leg and shoulder It was not so long ago my life was a blast There were so many women I could attract Now I have this baldness and gray hair And losing hearing in one ear Many of my teeth are missing It seems...

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Brochures arrive quite often And they beckon with a deal – It’s time for senior living – You don’t know how good you’ll feel! There’s a pool, a gym, a clubhouse With so much that you can do And you’ll make new friends, for everyone’s A senior just like you! I know folks who have transitioned, Others soon to take the plunge, Eager...

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Derrière dimples Bold gray hair Occasionally pimples Elegant emerald stare Competent and confident Comfortable in own skin Knowing to accept compliments With wise yet humble grin Bringing the best in every way No fear in the aging process Even you walk with delightful sway Work of art you are in progress Hope to know my years of gold As wonderful and filling like you A unique...

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UNDEFINED (a true story) The morning after the total housefire, 52 years ago, when the journalist asked the elderly man, “How do you feel after this tragic, sudden death of your wife?” I’d expected to hear a few sad words in response to the intrusive...

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Sitting all alone, sipping tea, munching a scone; elderly woman in a quiet coffeehouse looking for conversation. "That was delicious", she says to the young server seemingly busy. She tries to make eye contact; the young one averts her gaze. It's like that most days... staring at windows and walls. Human connection: a rarer commodity for those who so need it most....

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