When you turn thirty you start to worry
forty you cry all the way through the party
at forty five you look in the mirror
and if you have done your work well
you say what the hell
and begin to enjoy things
ah life is sweet
little grand children
and you decide glasses look cute
perched upon your nose
while reading
love all you can love
give all you can give
little things do not matter so much
life is softer
sweeter some how
take in all you can
life is short takes on a whole new meaning
at 48!
but hey I still have it heads still turn
they are just older heads
omgosh!!
old men are looking at me!
Author notes
I did not know I was old until now.
A contest entry
- NOW PRE-WRITES Aging ~~ Birthdays are NOT optional ?!?! ~~ L@@K by Melissa Burns.
300 points, ended August 21, 2008, 9 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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An excellently funny poem, I see why it won the Gold, and by the way, who you calling an old man!!! Congrats on a well deserved win...Scott
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Congratulations
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Oh My sissy
no wonder you got gold, I love this
it is fun to have heads turning again
old ones, young ones, and even middle aged ones
maybe I was a little slow cause I am just starting to really enjoy life again.
Rhonda
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Ha! I shoul've known it was you
I loved this poem, the ending blew me away and the flow was great! Thanks for entering and always giving me clear choices for my trophies
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Very well done! Cleverly written and up lifting Thanks for entering it into my humble little contest
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Oh, man! Do I identify with this poem, especially your author's notes! I got old this year - one of those birthdays with a zero at the end. The payment for age is grandchildren - and they make it all worth it. celtic queen
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"you say what the hell
and begin to enjoy things" - Great write!
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Age influences men in subtle ways; we well always like to see a good-looling female but wisdom at taught us to appreciate a truly lovely woman, and a woman doesn't happen at age 20
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I beg to differ
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Excuse me -- my bad, I left out a word... "a woman doesn't "usually" happen at age 20"
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Wisdom presented in a funny way. I loved it. Good luck in the contest
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Hahaha....
When an old guy can still turn his head he's not that old. No Arther in his neck yet. The ending to your poem is excellently funny. Best wishes in this contest. Oh! PS Checking out hot women is in our male gentic make up. We can't help it, it's a reflective reaction. Even if we try not to look. It still happens. 
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Well us old men gotta look somewhere! Age catches up with all of us. Well done poem!
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ha John nice to know . I learned this today I am so behind
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