After Mature Consideration Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg
After Mature Consideration
After mature consideration
When was young I used to feel
how strange it must be to get old.
Now I am old my thoughts still steal
back to when I was young and bold
The only difference I can see
between how I felt then and now
I used to have more energy
and now I have to take things slow.
I used to act impulsively
but now I think before I act.
I cannot spare the energy
I used to waste and that’s a fact.
But on the whole I feel the same
as I did fifty years ago
I am not boasting when I claim
I know more than I used to know.
Back then I knew I knew it all
I know now that I do not know
and what I do I can’t recall
even the little that I should know.
If asked I answer truthfully.
I say that I would rather be
Seventy three than twenty three
I much prefer maturity.
26-Feb-08
Excellent write, Ivor. I can relate to every line. You have expressed maturity very well. Thanks Richard
This is beautiful. It would be a great poem to read when your interested in getting to know someone. This poem would be the definite ice breaker, Thank You for sharing
I am old enough (60) to recognise wisdom when I see or hear it. A poem to be proud of.
Very strong work - the discipline to write in quatrains while maintaining an accessible and naturally flow style is to be commended. The growing number of comments reflect, I suspect, that the poets honesty on his life long observations make for worthwhile reading. May I make 73 and be able to say anything as positive!
Could it be that whatever shape or form is necessary, from beginning, middle to a climatic end, what proceeds naturally through these stages is a renewed vision of how things actually are.! ! Aspects may be integrated and their significance understood, but their essential nature cannot be exhausted (like yours) . Kind regards Aine
Definitely 'my scene' Ivor, very well expressed here and a pleasure to find. Love and hugs Ernestine XXX
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/3/2024 3:22:00 PM # 1.0.0.1119
So do I Ivor, so do I. Well written