Elderly Poems - Poems about Elderly

In a sweet silence, I sit beside the elderly who have known time as an old friend, And I feel how their presence is like an open window to memories carefully wrapped, Their words flow slowly, like a river winding through the stones of a life lived, Their eyes wander between sky and earth, searching in worlds only...

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When the church said pray it away When the church said pray it away To the elderly woman Who lost her whole family Not from just a gun But from the system holding one She had prayed And prayed And prayed For her family's safety And do you know what God did He committed the ultimate sin He killed them But It was...

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“By the time you’re 80 years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it.” - George Burns I watched them As they watched me Silently, stunned to see What would be the sum… Shadowed by life’s plans Do they understand? There is One who had it planned For them and me, it’s in His hands I watched them go from young to...

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"The stars beckoned her song to reach the crescent moon" In a quiet glade where the willows weep, And fireflies dance as the world finds sleep, A girl with cheeks like a rosy bloom Would sing to the stars by the silver moon. Her hair was long, like a raven’s flight, It shimmered soft in the hush of night. Her skin was...

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Seniors should be Care for and protected Not upset and having To worry about their future Wondering where they're going to get Their next meal, how to Pay for medication or Even their bills, even Germany respects and cares for their seniors ...

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She has this pretty smile, she can light up a room, but when you look into her eyes, the look is more of gloom. There’s so much wisdom and happiness on her face, but to look into her eyes that smile is so displaced. Is it anger, is it hurt, is it doubt, or is it...

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Archaic silence reasons with my soul Not the latest model, and not really a classic Just a girl who trembles with expectation When the sun regards my flowers with a smile, Sending her delicate shafts of hope Coloring each of my thoughts in beautiful blessings While the rain seeks to nurture the petals Who laugh beneath dew and glimmers of light Breaking through...

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A breeze did slide in under eaves and stirred inside the air that grieves, my children grown my dreams have flown, alone I sit my rocking throne. My chair in front of window bare, I look… but husband’s soul elsewhere. Beneath my feet the floorboards moan, alone I sit my rocking throne. Each day I rock the same tic tock and change not...

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Wrinkles are souvenirs of life’s odyssey, the joy, the sorrows and its novelty. Quote - Poets Own When one’s elderly with an aging face And you're pondering on where time has gone Or from where wrinkles suddenly came from Winging supersonic from outer space. Thinking back to those carefree sunny days When one was enjoying youthful glory One's spectacular historic story When life was wonderful...

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The wrinkles of the elderly in Elmwood squeak sometimes. ...

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This can't be my age! I am still young at heart The life of a party Though hitting the bed by ten Gained a few kilos of weight But can fit into my youthful jeans Grew sluggish and shorter in height Although ready for a morning jog Have to wear glasses now As the print size has become smaller A few grays in...

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What I am, what you are not, what you need and what I want, that you do not have. The stars above do not pretend, Their light is truth that will not bend. But hearts, like mirrors clouded fast, Reflect a world that cannot last. I am the quiet, the silken dusk, You are the fire, the sunlit husk. Your need is...

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the walls hum with voices of a war no one sees. the dinner plates rattle as if asking to be smashed, and the dog hides under the table, eyes wide, waiting for the next explosion. they are lightning without rain, fireworks that never fade. they yell because the silence has eaten them alive, a hunger that no bread can cure. medications sit on the counter like unspoken prayers, but the...

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It’s sad to see you now With trembling wrinkles, And somber gray hair… It feels like a shadow Has crept in around my thoughts, Pouring darkness over the moments, Destroying the peace that once was… It’s so very sad to see you now, Your cloudy eyes, Lingering in my prayers, Senses steely, like the dawn’s heavy sigh, Remember, remember… When you were just a child When...

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There is a story in her eyes Listen to her, before she dies past dreary storms of pain and loss her soul’s been made whole by His cross there is a time for gentle words timeless truths serenade like birds listen to how the sea can toss her soul’s been made whole by His cross there is light in her life and times her...

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