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Getting Old |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla 
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Getting Old Around my waist the weight appears And dullness grows between my ears, I take some help of charity, My sight has lost its clarity. My mouth it sags, a little grim. My hair is now a horseshoe rim. And sex has lost its sexy lure What is left, I am not too sure? My walks are stiff and very slow, But then, I have nowhere to go. I forget a lot, like my key, My friends are gone or much like me. My feelings seem to be the same, But my thoughts, often lose their aim. I pray the Lord, my soul to keep But lone or not I fall asleep. My humor reached another stage, The babbles of the golden age. Outrageous quips I could not say, Is common patter of my day. The ladies have been very kind, They pay me little or no mind. They wink or smile or play deadpan, They have no fear of this old man. It's humor now that stirs my head, It's what is left that's not quite dead. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Sy, you can't get away with that When you slip on that golfer's hat And take a swing, I'm sure to bet There's still life in the old dog yet! Excellent poem, btw |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I have to agree with M&M, Sy - This is really very good - and I know a multitude of people who feel just the same way.. But age is a relative thing, is it not?? Get out there and drive a Porsche or a Jaguar convertible if it makes you feel young and invigorated.... whatever it takes...   |
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thursdayschild Member
since 1999-07-01
Posts 169Houston, Tx. |
A sense of humor will get you everywhere, at any age! Great poem. |
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Cinderella Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 152Arizona |
Age is just a number, nothing more Continue on and your age ignore! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Smiling big time here....I love your sense of humor!! ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Thank you all for the comments. "Only foolen" |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Thanks for the grins...! |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Eight years later, you still bring a smile - with the new poems and with this one. You passed the test of time with flying colors! Alison |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
I love this one. have read your revised version. but all the same to listen to an "old" man whine about aging. I am getting there soon. love you, Sir. |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
people should never get old ARCTIC WIND |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
I have to agree with Arctic Wind on her thoughts. Such a sense of humor he had. |
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