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  1. 41. Glimpses

    • By Keith Lewthwaite
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.
    Glimpses Of A Remembered Love

    Early morning sun
    Dull light through the window
    A shadow crosses her face
    I catch a glimpse

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    Having lost my husband almost exactly a year ago, I was incredibly touched by this poem. Especially as we too were married for well over 50 years. I look at photos on my photo frame all the...

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  2. 42. Daddy, I Remember

    • By Tiffany Loftis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2014 with permission of the Author.
    Poem About Remembering Dad Before He Fell Ill

    Daddy I remember, before you fell ill,
    the spark in your eyes, the laughter, the thrill.

    Daddy, I long for that day, when that spark comes back.

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  3. 43. 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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  4. 44. Growing Old

    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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  5. 45. I Sit Beside The Fire And Think

    Famous Poem

    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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  6. 46. 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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  7. 47. 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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  8. 48. 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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