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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-08-23 12:38 PM

Getting Older
Inspired by Dimon

Virginia Salter

guess I know I’m getting older
wonder just how it will be
will my hair go from brown to silver
or will it be set forever free

will my locks be sleek and silky
or will a shine forever glow
will the golden threads be woven
or to the wind on breezes go

will a road map show my travels
on my legs from knees to shins
will crevices of smiles or angers
be on my cheeks, across my chins

might a rhythm be forthcoming
from my joints and sinew’s folds
will my muscles show their weakness
in the grips I try to hold

what might be the outcome of my living
will it show across my face
will I be successful giving
my aging process bits of grace

getting older can be a blessing
will it be for me just so
when I think of its alternative
I’ll get older till I go

© September 9, 2000

Lady In White

Member Elite

since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

1 posted 2001-08-23 09:53 AM

You might get a wee bit older, but your spirit will stay forever young...

I enjoyed this, Virginia...

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

2 posted 2001-08-23 10:08 AM

Thanks Lady...hope you're right

SmittenKitten
Senior Member

since 2001-06-20

Posts 1131
where the sky and horizon meet

3 posted 2001-08-23 11:45 AM

I see the grace you will show in every line of this poem

Beautiful and honest write!
Hugs,
~Krista

"Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you.
And all you can do is to go where they can find you."
~Winnie the Pooh

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

4 posted 2001-08-23 11:47 AM

(smiling) as you point out..the alternative is not as appealing even as the aging..

nicely done VAS

Titia Geertman
Member Ascendant

since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

5 posted 2001-08-23 06:10 PM

My Mom use to say: " I can't prevent my body growing old, but I can keep my spirit young"

She will be ninety tomorrow, still drives her car and picked up computering a few months ago.

Titia

A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess...
Feel free to use the pictures on my website. http://communities.msn.com/Titiasplace/

catalinamoon

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

6 posted 2001-08-23 09:21 PM

Nice work. If I had a choice, I'd be getting younger, but it doesn't seem to be a viable option.

Sandra

Rosebud1229
Senior Member

since 2000-04-05

Posts 1813
North Carolina

7 posted 2001-08-23 10:22 PM

one thing about it, once you get thirty time flies^^^^^^^^^^^ but the breeze is nice.

rwood
Member Elite

since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

8 posted 2001-08-23 10:34 PM

I don't know how young you are, but your writing has always been spirited and youthful as it bounces off the page in lovely flow. But as for the visible aging signs, I know that the Downey Wrinkle Free doesn't work on faces, I tried it.

I enjoyed!

Sincerely,
Regina

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

9 posted 2001-08-24 02:46 AM

Well Virginia, my biological clocks ticks away, but I never wear a watch, so I refuse to look at the time

I hang around younger people who keep me feeling younger, it helps trust me! This was a great poem.

~*If you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all*~ hmmm...they were smart whomever said that!

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

10 posted 2001-08-24 04:53 AM

~smiling~

~Wynter

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