Category Archives: Aging



St. Valentine’s Day

Down at the paddle tennis courts, this guy
I know bemoaned his outcast state (although
Disgraced neither in fortune nor men’s eyes).
And I, embittered, could not help but crow! Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Lust

Anhedonic Blues

You asked me to a party despite my eighty years.
You asked me to a party despite my eighty years.
You jabbed beneath my skin until I burst in tears.

What’s there to do at parties but eat and drink and leer. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging

Sciatica

This week’s special pain is sciatical;
It comes and it goes quite sporadical.
And (however crass),
This pain in the ass Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Pain

Wrinkles and Pouches

Sure, pouches and wrinkles abound—
Some evil, some neutral, some sound.

For young kangaroos, pouches warm,
Give shelter from life’s prickly thorns. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Pain

Medical Science: The Ballad

Don’t fret about the Jabberwock,
There’s little left to fear.
Beware that slender winding tool
Shoved up your tender rear! Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Pain

Life—The Tragedy

When you’ve grown too old
For movies and TV—
When the BBC News at Five
And the promise of a ballgame Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Sports, Today's News