Change Poem

The Changes Of Age And How We Stay The Same Inside

This poem is free verse, using stanzas that are 3 lines long. It refers to how our bodies change as we get older, with various aches and pains! However, it uses personification to explain these changes as a hand passing over us. It is not all bad news, though, as we still feel young on the inside and can find joy in life! I hope it will speak to many people!

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Hand Of Age

Published by Family Friend Poems February 24, 2026 with permission of the Author.

The unfriendly hand of age
Creeps up and takes hold
Of my fingers, twisting them

The hand lovingly pats me on the back
Until I bend and crack
Small movements stab me with pointed bones

The hand passes over the knees
And they buckle and grind
I wish my failing ears could not hear them

My ankles are stiff and swollen
The hand of age has found them
But I will not be beaten!

Age is a reality in body but
My heart remains the same
Dancing in the summer sun.

ABOUT THE POET:

Fiona Halliday has loved poetry all her life. She has written many poems over the years. Fiona is a primary school teacher and loves writing for children. When she is not reading or writing poetry, she spends time with her family and plays the flute. She writes for pleasure, fun and education!

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