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41. On Your Shoulders
- By Magnus I. Rasmussen
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 2018 with permission of the Author.
An Ode To A Father With Alzheimer's

I remember the times
You'd flip me onto your shoulder
Freefalling skyward
Taller, older

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This poem so reminds me of the relationship my Daddy and I had. He had a major surgery in 1971 and because of that and the effects of the anesthesia, his decline began. It took a while for us...

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42. A Geezer's Gripings
- By Rick W. Cotton
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2017 with permission of the Author.
Getting Older Is SO HARD!

I'm getting older, nature deems.
I'm coming apart at the seams.
The things that never hurt before
Now multiply, make more and more.

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43. She Tried To Fit In
- By Ann D. Stevenson
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 8, 2024 with permission of the Author.
Moving Into A Nursing Home

To find room
for her flannel nighties,
a well-worn woollen dressing gown,
her furry slippers

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Peggy,

I wondered if you write poetry yourself. I don't seem to be able to find any of your work online...

Very best wishes,

Ann

44. I Sit Beside The Fire And Think

Famous Poem
- By J. R. R. Tolkien
I sit beside the fire and think
of all that I have seen
of meadow-flowers and butterflies
in summers that have been;

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45. Growing Old
- By Pamela J. Langdon
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2019 with permission of the Author.
A Humorous Take On Our Efforts To Appear Young

They said I was an "old fart"
But I hardly think that's true
My boobs were done in '75
But my teeth and knees are new.

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46. Just Another Year
- By John P. Read
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2019 with permission of the Author.
Old Age And Birthdays

The years are taking their toll.
Another birthday has now arrived.
People you meet say you're still looking young.
With a smile, you wink and say, "Nice try."

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Age is only a number we accumulate through our journey along the path destined for us. “Just Another Year” gave our hearts a nudge. It’s all right to climb the ladder of numbers and let our...

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47. The Mirror
- By Rick Hunter
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2016 with permission of the Author.
Funny Poem On Getting Older

My mirror is broken, or at least it seems to be,
for today I discovered an old man staring back at me.

The face I recognized,

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As we get older, we look back and realize that age gradually snuck up on us. Once we take the time to look in the mirror, it is a startled realization about the facts we must face. This poem...

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48. The Red Line
- By Judd L. Strom
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2006 with permission of the Author.
Red Skin, Buck Dance: A Poem Of Native American Heritage

He danced as a buck,
sang as an elder and
beat a drum as long as he was able.

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49. A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty

Famous Poem
- By Ogden Nash
Unwillingly Miranda wakes,
Feels the sun with terror,
One unwilling step she takes,
Shuddering to the mirror.

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50. Hand Of Age
- By Fiona Halliday
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 24, 2026 with permission of the Author.
The Changes Of Age And How We Stay The Same Inside

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

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Aging Poems - Page 3

41. On Your Shoulders

42. A Geezer's Gripings

43. She Tried To Fit In

44. I Sit Beside The Fire And Think

45. Growing Old

46. Just Another Year

47. The Mirror

48. The Red Line

49. A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty

50. Hand Of Age