Category Archives: Aging



Probable Cause

Often, we elders, unemployed, bench-sit
Down at the paddle tennis court. We shmooze,
Watch the better games, and, often, enthuse
When stunning women display in outfits
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Posted in Aging, Beauty, Lust

Dementia

I comb my mind for happy thoughts,
I’d like to paint them in a poem.
But ev’ry day the news is fraught
With raging hate, evincing moans.
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Posted in Aging, Pain, Politics, Today's News, War

Plumbing

We’ve got this stately, charismatic house,
Where the walls curve to meet textured ceilings.
And three bathrooms—showers, sinks, bowls—carouse
In matching pastel tile—bright, appealing.
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Posted in Aging, Beauty, Vanity

Age: Haiku and Tonka

Everything fails—
The ability to count
Even five syllables.
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Posted in Aging, Lust, Pain, Several Short Poems, Wisdom

Last Thoughts

I thought I’d write a poem about ladies— Those girls, gorgeous, playing paddle tennis— But symptoms altered my priorities. Internal thumps, signifying menace, Sternly focussed thought (though short of panic). A mild chest pain on the right side—muscle Perhaps, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Death, Family, Taxes

Growing Old–II

Listen! Age begets misery;
You don’t already know this stuff?
You will (if you live long enough)
Make that fierce, grim discovery. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Pain, Politics