Old Age

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Wed, 09 Oct 2024
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Tic, toc. Tic, toc.
This is the sound
that my ears pick
but it isn't that
of a ticking clock 
 
It is the tapping
of my walking stick
that, on an uneven
and wet pavement,
steadies my movement.
 
The effect of old age
that afflicts many
and which is dealt with
calm resignation,
not impotent rage.
 
We know and accept
the increasing fragility
with sad regret
and we must bow
to the logical inevitability.
 
 
 
 © Luigi Pagano 2024
Certificate U
Poem
Mutevoli pensieri
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I know the feeling Luigi, though I'm sure you feel it more than me. But of course you're still young at heart. wink

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

In my head I am Peter Pan, Jenny.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

in your head and in your writing Luigi - long live Peter Pan!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Many thanks, Claudine. You have made an old man happy.

Cheers, Luigi x

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

This was the Sphinx's riddle: “What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet in midday, and three feet in the evening?”

It's not dark yet, but it's getting there. D.

 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks for this, Tom.
Oedipus found the answer to the Sphinx's riddle but he was not a homo sapiens'

Cheers.

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Which is which?

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

The Sphink's answer, as you know, was a 'human' which Oedipus, literally speaking, could not be as he was a legendary figure

 

Submitted by Turlough on

I get your drift Luigi. I feel like a sixty-five-year-old trapped in the body of a sixty-six-year-old.

Keep up the good work!

Turlough

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

As long as that body is in a healthy state, you haven't any worry, Turlough.

Best wishes, Luigi

 

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

As one who has just celebrated her seventieth, I can very much relate to this. But how can it be that, at the same time, I'm still waiting to grow up? One of the great mysteries of life!

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Jane. It may not be a mystery; it could be down to DNA: Desire New Achievements.

Best wishes, Luigi x