Short Ageing Poems

Short Ageing Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Ageing by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Ageing by length and keyword.


Marathon Man

Morning; I awake
with stiffness in my
lank legs.
Yesterdays long run
has taken its toll
on my
ungrateful, ageing
body.
Form: Tanka


Premium Member Sequence-On the Left Field

a spice of madness-
                           flavours genius
as in ageing bodies-
                           adolescence lives on
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Autumn

Autumn

      Golden companion
      To the swiftly ageing year,
      Herald of Winter.

      Barry Stebbings
      25/04/2016
Form: Haiku

Ageing

Staring at frayed picture of yesteryear
An old man lives with strangers
His caring son and wife
Date
Sept9 2016
Contest Kimo
10, 7 6
Form: Kimo

Premium Member Old Librarians

There are tulips in the gutter 
perfect blooms,
destined for dinner with a friend,
they were meant for the table
but alas she was unable to attend


Premium Member Succumbing To Time

Derelict now cold Mossed stones in sporadic spill Ageing arms out spread They, competing for the light Sadly, both succumb to time .
Form: Tanka

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger has two rubber lips,
His body is made of elastic,
Swivel and swerve those ageing hips,
Replaced from recycled plastic.



KS 13/9/18
© Kevin Shaw  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Epigram

Wildlife 49

Wildlife 49 

An ageing yet droll cockatiel,
Had plumage a bit down at heel,
He performed a sad song,
And the flock sang along,
For they knew his rendition was real!
© Tim Riding  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Ageing Gracefully

creaking bones, a reality death, inevitability yet our heart’s blissful attitude reflects prayerful fortitude flowing in geniality 23-April-2022
age
Form: Quintilla

Premium Member Once Forgotten

Invercargill New Zealand 1905

still life now ageing
suspended on a brick wall
no names of value...
polished up the frame glitters
soon in meltdown for its gold.

 © Harry J Horsman 2019
Form: Tanka

Age

75 he sits in the park
He feeds the birds
says hello to passers bye
But no one stops to look him in the eye
With ageing bones and a broken dialog, he’ll
Be back tomorrow sitting in the park
Form: Rhyme

Afraid of Death

He hides under a table,
afraid of meeting ageing,
illness, war, black magic……

He clings to the comfort
of his solitudeness;
“death might be near”,
he whispers with a shiver
in his heart.

My Hat

Orange, black, and white
Keep it pulled down tight.

Sits on my head with pride
Taking care of my uncombed hair
Ageing with daily wear
Threaded with the letters OSU
Eskimo Joe wears one too.
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member Ageing Gracefully

sensing age related decline life journey as God does assign let not God-connect zeal reduce be joyous as bliss throbs seduce even as love for love does pine 13-March-2022
Form: Quintilla

Poem For My Daughter

Oh Lena, you set my heart on fire,
When I see you think of you,
What eternal power you hide,
What other men will feel I cannot inside,
Fire in my heart this winter, 
To warm an ageing poet,
Whilst the snow falls.
Form:

Ageing

I bid farewell to
the brash carnival of youth
and await the peace                     
that follows on from mellow 
age for all who earn that gift.




Jenish Somadas - sponsor
Let the pens flow... Tanka competition
02/22/20
Form: Tanka

Wise Old Men

Wise Old Men

Two old drinking buddies,
Reflected upon their past,
Till one of them asked,
Why's it taken so long,
For us to realise,
We don't need alcohol,
To have such a blast!

@Andrew Carnegie, Ageing in Wiltshire, 14th Jan 2017.

Wise Old Men

Wise Old Men

Two old drinking buddies,
Reflected upon their past,
Till one of them asked,
Why's it taken so long,
For us to realise,
We don't need alcohol,
To have such a blast!

@Andrew Carnegie, Ageing in Wiltshire, 14th Jan 2017.

Growing Old

It's not so bad, I say,
Part of our ride today,
Health and mobility our stage,
To this golden age,
Wake up to say,
"Let's get positive, yah!"
Old power chaps and miss
You have so got this,
No need, negative blip,
Ageing process is our trip!
Form: Rhyme

Zephyr

I was raised in sea of defiance
and yet my Zephyr has lost its realm
I am ungrained in all colour
lost in a rattled cage
and ageing fast

Speaking in tounges
I have seen your everyday jamboree
Although the seasons were roughshod
did we not heed too

Ageing

I was raised in sea of defiance
and my tired Zephyr has lost its sound
I have lost all colour
I am lost in a rattled cage
and ageing fast

Speaking in tounges
I have seen your everyday jamboree
Although the seasons were roughshod
did we not bleed too
age

Flower Ageing

Weak in, just poor at
that is your suferring hand
with eastern meal syllables

Dear flower ageing
That is your suferring sight
Seeing a chore to collect

Palm is company
That is your suferring bond
Or is it fair grass instead

(5 7 7 0 5 7 7 0 5 7 7)
Form: Choka

Ageing

It is now the end of your life
Your life was filled with wonder and happiness
Your only wish is that it did not have to end
It is a peculiar thing aging
You start with almost no knowledge 
You leave with the knowledge that you can never understand everything.
© Ryan D.N  Create an image from this poem.
Form:

Premium Member No Detour

Ageing means no turning back the clock And the road ahead is an uncertain path Upside is you can drive a chair that rock Shriek streak freak rambling psychopath
Reedited: 2:27 p.m. 4/1/2021 Florida USA
Form: Rhyme

Stages of Life

Stages of Life. 

Egg and bacon
Beans and deep fried bread
Breakfast 
Beans on toast
The bacon disappears first
Then the slices of
Fried bread and toast
No more beans
One slice of bread no butter
Sugar- free marmalade
Caffeine free coffee  
No more said about ageing

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