Birthday Cakes And Candles
The years slip by with birthday cakes and candles.
First when we are one year old and on till we are
seventy and more.
We make our wishes and hope
they come true.
Throughout the years we go
and of course never know
when our last birthday will be.
What is it like to get older-
I'll tell you my experience-
If you live on your own it can
be scary at times-
not knowing what future years
will bring.
I feel my bones and my body
slowly breaking down.
I get lot of aches and pains
sometimes my friends and I
discuss them.
We laugh about it- but sometimes
it's anything but funny.
Getting older is wondering where
you will end up.
Hoping and praying you will
be able to stay in your home, apartment-
you want to remain self-sufficient-
you want to keep your mental capacity.
You don't want to be some pathetic-looking
old lady
hobbling along.
There are times when you still
feel good and young and
hearing music on the radio
you want to dance around-
and you do.
But after awhile you have to stop
because those aching knees
remind you-"You're not who you used to be."
There are times you look at yourself in the mirror
and don't recognize that person-
she looks so different now.
Getting older isn't all bad-
You've hopefully gotten somewhat
wiser.
You notice things more-
every beautiful sunrise and
every breath-taking sunset.
You hear the rain at night as
you pull the cover up around you-
happy you are safe in your own bed.
You never know what day will be your last
so you are lot more grateful for each
precious one.
There are so many things you
think about and so many times
you remember-starting way back
when you were only a toddler.
Most of the people you loved and held dear
are gone now.
You often think about them and wonder
where they are-
can they see me-are they praying for me.
Inevitably you will wonder what happens to me-
the essence of me when I'm gone.
I believe in God and a life
hereafter but I still don't
know just how it will be.
So I pray, I trust God to take care of me
as God always has-my whole life.
Then I wake up to a new day
and say-Thank you God.
About this poem
Writing this i was reflecting on how quickly the years go by. The poem explains how it feels to get older and all the joys and sorrows that come with that. But it also says that there are many good things about getting older as well.
Submitted by POETLARK2 on July 11, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABXC DDE FXXGXH EXXXXGE XXIJJEHEX IKDXCXXE FLM XXFBKX XCX XXL CGXF XMFAE EXNXE ENXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 2,249 |
Words | 400 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 3, 6, 7, 9, 8, 3, 6, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4 |
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