Feeling Older Poem by M.J. Lemon
Feeling Older
When it’s cold outside
Put on something warm
and take it for a walk
if that’s possible
Ask for help if you need it
Or people may look at you funny
and wonder out loud why
you didn’t just stay home
If you can’t stand up straight
You will suffer with a bad back
And that’s worse than any problem
You may have now
Don’t rush because
You can’t and thinking otherwise
is nothing more than a guarantee
of convalescence
Time to take a breath!
No?
This poem made me confront my issues on this topic. I liked the way it makes me be honest, and face the back problems that are in this life of mine and some people around me. It is written on a subject we take for granted.
Mark, I'm back to this poem after 2 years. Are 'we' feeling OLD? ? ? ! To my next showcase (July) . bri ;)
love your glimpses of aging that make us smile because of their painful truth_ 5 star rating
Thank you so much, Susan. I think I may add an update.. Nostalgia is looking strange. I am finding I have a favourable outlook on things that were not so good at the time. Is this what age does? ! ? ! Thanks again, Susan.
MJ ---What would our days be like without your humorous yet wise observations? They would be boring, that's what! ! !
oh, Bri, humor can be spelled either that way or humour==I think it is a British thing like honor and honour
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/23/2024 7:05:42 PM # 1.0.0.1119
weird is life. everyone is going to old, everyone knows.. but everyone isn't old in the present. that makes life funny or ridiculous. sometimes the old age is an attitude. beautiful poem Mark.
You're right. They say you're only as old as you feel. In that case, I must be 150.
Thank you so much, Muhammad. Yes, being old and 'seeing' old makes so much difference....perhaps the difference between tragedy and comedy.