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Short Oldness Poems

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


According To W H O
Cookies, embedded, snacks are cancerous,
drinks, soft drinks, hot dogs  are dangerous.
Dirty air, causes illness,
living over causes oldness,
dying saves lives, according to WHO...

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Categories: oldness, allusion, analogy, health, hilarious, humor, humorous, metaphor,
Form: Limerick



Life
Pay attention to the birth
The birth is the most perilous beginning of all
Now dangerous is just the thing
To get me wondering if the birth is precarious

Pay attention to the longevity
The longevity is the most durability oldness of all

I saw the wooly life form 
Of my generation destroyed
How I mourned the human

Why would you think the existence is big?
The existence is the most little natural object of all...

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Categories: oldness, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Did Not Anticipate Aging In Advance
Heartburn riled me up smartly,
Woke me up and slammed me on the floor
Before acid reflux could …
Oops. Too late! I ran for the bathroom.

Arthritis laughed and made my feet whimper
It felt like I had broken both my ankles.
Must be raining today, I guessed
As I wretched in the toilet

Eyes joined my face in the mirror
You are pathetic, eyes said, noting my oldness.
Falling apart bit by bit, inch by inch, day by day,
Aging is something I did not anticipate in advance....

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Categories: oldness, age,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things