"When did I grow old, did it happen in one day?" One moment my hair was chestnut brown, now it's turning gray. "When did I grow old, did it suddenly creep, when I was in my bed, as I was sound asleep?" "When did I grow old, did it happen this very hour, or did it slip in through the door as I was in the shower?" "When did I grow old, did I climb the steps of time, never stepping back to the glory of my prime?" "When did I...

(6/1/13) We are all getting old it doesn’t Matter what you’ve been told You go from your childhood to your teen years But you’re young and you have no fears. Now that the teen years have come and gone And to your teen years, you’re trying hold on. What will happen when you’ve gotten older? And your thoughts have gotten colder, and Your movements have slowed down As you turn and look around. When your hair may turn grey or...

(4/18/13 I sit at home with nothing to do, I ‘m all alone and feeling blue Where did the time go? That it went so fast! I was looking at the future and now it’s my past. I chose to ignore love because I felt I had time. Why oh why? Was I so blind! Now I’m all alone with my heart in my hand With no one beside me who could understand. No one really wants to be on their own And in their face it is shown! I look ahead to what...

(4/2/13) The sun is out and the wind is blowing my way I’m here in the park with my grandson today There are some kids with which he found to play But it was for a short time, for their mothers took them away. So with him I played a game or two of tag, football and “Steal the old man’s bacon” – he would run and I would just fake it. We walked over to the exercise course, but those were built For a strong young horse. Not...

Jumpin' out of the shower,lookin' in the mirror I seeswhiskers not dark brown, wild hairs grow'n ears, brows n' nose.Skin not so tight neither, face withered up like a punkin that's seen to much sun and cold.Chest's not up where it ott to be, come to think, neither is his belly.Abs are not like a wash board,what the hell happened to his ass? Needin' spendr's fer holdn up his jeans.Hey! there ain't nobody here but me. Then...

We were young, we had merged as one,We are old, we are still not done.Hearts still youthful, faithful, lovingAlways active, always rovingThus we're striving, thus we're givingEver thoughtful, ever livingThis is just the start of our timeThis is not the last of the wine.Lives still fresh and learning new things,Lives still green, we spread our old wings,Flying over, soaring so highAs we let the bad times pass by,Never givi...

  I’m getting older because I haven’t died and wiser because I seldom worry or shake my head at foolishness. I walk much slower now because my legs are stiff and know it makes no sense to hurry. Getting older like the trees I share this land with and the hills where the sun rises to glisten on the water lets me look around and see with sadder gladder eyes-- still blue like the sky but cloudy too-- and so I squint to see t...

Do not regard me by my age I am the sum of my experiences not my years I had to evolve beyond the trappings Through years of striving to be genuine To shake off the shackles of her pomposity I sought friends who would teach me to Open my mind to the new Let me not feel separate from others Hanging in space and time away from The experiences that should be mine Let me show that now I have evolved into a feeling, writing, c...