Poems about Aging

• time is in sight but beyond reach

  Winter is on the tips of her fingers.
  Winter is silver on her breath as she exhales,

  by micaelalseth 58 lines, 1 comment, 1 day ago. In Aging, Love, Sad, Pain, Loss
• 35

  i promised to never tell my true age
  i was looking and noticed its right on my allpoetry page

  by daffodilblossom 28 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 27 11:37 PM. In aging, Humor, Life
• Advice For the Over-40 Set

  Read a lot of humorous poetry.
  Laugh as much as you possibly can.

  by mgmc 13 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 26 2:39 PM. In Contest, Aging, Humor
• Dancing Legs

  Dancing legs and snapping thumbs
  Sway to the beat of the bongo drums

  by jodygirl 9 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 22 9:44 AM. In Contest, Funny, Life, Aging
• Animals

  Sit there like an animal, not in the derogatory, but in the best way, in silence, in good faith, loyal as the moon, always there, chasing our eyes despite our turning backs.
  Kids, like four years younger than they claim, try

  by adgoertz 1 lines, on Oct 3 12:44 PM. In Animals, Nature, Age, Aging, Experience, Science, Religion, Friendship, Relationships
• Blazing Life's Trails

  by An Old Codger 21 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 21 11:06 PM. In Contest, Picture prompt, Thoughts, Imagery, Creative, Life, Love, Aging, Family
• Etchings of Time

  by katie marie 14 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 17 1:42 PM. In Aging, Long Life, hardship
• Deleted

  you have tortured me
  for far, far much too long

  by sabre 34 lines, on Sep 3 12:07 PM. In Society, Aging
• Out of Balance

  My silent tongue betrays
  The depth of feeling

  by katie marie 19 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 7 3:21 PM. In women, menopause, life, humor, aging
• in the pines

  varicose veins, like vines
  they'll climb, up calves

  by wordgirl89 19 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 3 7:43 PM. In aging, fear, sad, contemplations
• Declesis

  Left forlorn to raisin in the sun,
  His oaken cane supports and

  by Trivial Pursuit 15 lines, on Jun 19 7:46 PM. In Life, Sad, Loneliness, Aging
• Moving

  Sometimes there is no real place to call home;
  although, cliché has it that home

  by CarolDesjarlais 41 lines, 1 comment, on May 25 7:17 AM. In Aging
• Qualification: What Is A Senior Citizen?

  What exactly,
  is a senior citizen?

  by esdawg01 20 lines, 11 comments, on May 24 2:01 AM. In aging
• The Catwalk

  by Cynthia Gaines 21 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 28 3:17 AM. In Aging, Life, Maturity, Thoughts, Vanity
• As my hair turns grey

  As our hair turn grey, our identity will still stay
  

  by Hydrogen 24 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 17 4:29 AM. In Life, Death, Lost in thought, aging
• antique child

  by Lavender Butterfly 9 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 2 5:20 AM. In aging, Thoughts
• 1/2 way there

  When I turned 50 I recall thinking
  A half century my hair is thinning

  by Bob 42 18 lines, on Apr 1 10:06 PM. In Society, Aging
• Sega Ages

  but when Sega's dream died
  did the cave within

  by Reflectionshadow 56 lines, on Mar 27 4:59 PM. In video games, sega, aging, old, nature
• Seeds of Life

  by Cynthia Gaines 39 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 9 1:19 AM. In Aging, Life, Thoughts
• it has happened every summer for years

  by Lavender Butterfly 9 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 3 12:06 AM. In aging, Thoughts, Life
• Old Man Winter

  In the frosty deeps of age’s withering I dwell
  attenuated,

  by BearWoman 19 lines, 14 comments, on Mar 18 3:08 PM. In Contest Entry, Hopelessness, Aging
• Golden Years

  Your gray hair grows thin.
  Fragile as moth wings; your fading skin.

  by GotLilt 6 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 1 12:15 PM. In Sad, Contest, aging
• aging

  by honey bear 14 lines, on Feb 19 3:14 AM. In aging, nature, love, life
• Time

  This is a brief piece on time with a potential chorus, as most of my writings were intended to be put to music.
  

  by cjcnx2000 32 lines, on Feb 13 10:00 AM. In Life, Nature, Time, Aging, Other
• Rubina

  An old child keeps the flame.

  by bjgrieb 54 lines, on Jan 19 11:25 AM. In Life, Sad, aging
• Four Years Gone

  How far can four years make you?
  How far does four years take you?

  by Emster 47 lines, on Jan 5 4:41 AM. In Life, Thoughts, Teen issues, Teenage thinking, aging, growing up, nostalgia
• Boredom

  bored and lonely i feel today - nothing to do, not much to say
  not even trouble to swerve into, to stray

  by orchidgypsy 3 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 1 6:03 PM. In Dark, Life, Pain, Personal, Sad, Aging, Boredom
• HAVING IT OUT WITH DJD (Degenerative Joint Disease)

  (Based on “Having It Out With Melancholy”, by Jane Kenyon)
  

  by hawkeslake 113 lines, 17 comments, on Dec 30 4:11 PM 2008. In Contest, Personal, Life, Aging, Pain
• *~ His Old Face ~*

  by Angels Whispers 22 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 25 10:17 PM 2008. In Noguest, Contest, Life, Thoughts, Aging
• Rusty Nail

  beneath this layer of red decay
  I still hold the shine of my youth

  by iamlost 15 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 16 3:32 AM 2008. In thoughts, weird, aging, life, other
• Metamorph

  The mirror bothers me, it stares back with silent mockery;
  The years are catching up and my face is showing its wear.

  by SamishiiUnabara 61 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 30 10:15 PM 2008. In angst, personal, thoughts, philosophy, life, death, aging, decay, regret
• the Fearful Actress and the Aging Poet

  THE FEARFUL ACTRESS AND THE AGING POET
  

  by marc creamore 25 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 16 5:37 PM 2008. In Weird, Thoughts, Aging
• Staying Power

  Just trying to (slowly) get back in the habit.

  by DyeBieFyre 29 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 10 1:02 AM 2008. In Nature, Seasons, Aging
• the Parchment of the 60's

  Oh too old to forget,
  too young to let go of the kaleidoscope

  by marc creamore 46 lines, 13 comments, on Sep 24 10:04 PM 2008. In memories, the 60's, aging
• Anchor in the Snow

  He walks along a moonlit path
  Through dunes of whitest snow

  by Jmjaoj 32 lines, on Sep 24 9:01 PM 2008. In Journey, Death, Old Age, Hope, Life, Change, Aging, Catholic, Christian, Snow
• The Ages

  by Cynthia Gaines 20 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 23 1:21 PM 2008. In Aging, Life, Thoughts
• Memoir

  The story of a face...

  by KayJay 29 lines, 9 comments, on Sep 21 8:28 PM 2008. In Life, Hope, Thoughts, Aging
• Change

  by ForgetMeBlue 16 lines, on Sep 15 6:23 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Aging, Life
• Compare and Contrast

  When my day is over
  I look for rest,

  by Sabelle919 25 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 5 11:19 AM 2008. In Sad, aging, personal, color, time
• Trainee Juvenile Geriatric Delinquent

  Dedicated to those who refuse to age!
  

  by Kazytc 50 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 15 5:40 PM 2008. In Competition, Humour, Aging, Thoughts, Life
• A Modern Relic's Remorse

  Of winter's wise
  and whining wars,

  by thelordreigns 34 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 27 3:47 PM 2008. In Life, Sad, aging, loss of youth
• Truth of reason

  Why is it in this life, Can I not be who I am
  In this life why must I change to fit those around me?

  by Zanerus 51 lines, on May 31 8:32 PM 2008. In Choice, searching, Aging, teenager
• Growing Old

  feint red lines crab her cheeks with eyes that seem to dream

  by FransB 21 lines, 2 comments, on May 1 5:59 PM 2008. In Aging
• Cabernet

  by jamiedoring 44 lines, 44 comments, on Apr 23 1:37 AM 2008. In aging, mature, form, arkquain swirl, strength
• One More Lap

  The morning light fills my room and
  a smile creases my face.

  by KayJay 52 lines, 13 comments, on Mar 22 9:53 AM 2008. In Humor, Aging, Society
• Sins Of Womanhood-January 10, 2007

  Stop blooming! Stop developing!

  by Reflective Beauty 40 lines, on Feb 6 7:30 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Eating Disorder, Aging
• Aging as One

  The title says it all...

  by Nesretep 12 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 23 12:10 PM 2008. In Aging, life, time, memories, dreams.
• Closeted Complaints

  Doctor, doctor, I see spots!
  My arms and hands are sporting dots!

  by Mirthryl 30 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 16 3:00 PM. In Contest, Humor, Life, Aging
• The Eccentric

  She is
  a cast-iron cauldron

  by Auburn Sunrise 22 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 25 3:32 PM 2007. In Dark, Sad, Angst, Life, Thoughts, Weird, Aging
• Again, That Trick Never Works

  Shipwrecks passing the time
  In the night of the beached bonfires.

  by Maingie Luupi-n-ine 5 lines, on Nov 22 6:16 PM 2007. In Society, Love, Ennui, Aging, Human Relations

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