
During my sponsored Poetrython I received useful and inspiring theme suggestions from friends. One friend gave me a few key words and asked me to write a poem about ageing and so I wrote this one which she was delighted with!
Ageing Gracefully
With age the layers fall away, there’s grace in what we’re shedding
With every single hair gone grey, much wisdom is embedding
What used to be a travesty can now be viewed with kindness
From wholeness life now we can see, without that youthful blindness
With age we’ve known all kinds of rage, the sage in us more present
Although the inner wars still wage, attachment to them lessens
We feel less need to perform deeds because that’s what’s expected
Authentic presence supersedes, from inside we’re connected
With age we realise who’s stayed with us and where our home is
We’ve worked out who we truly trust…
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