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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: I wrote a poem on aging https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:07:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php avicennia on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2338761 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 01:20:26 +0000 avicennia 2338761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m late to reading this. But wanted to say that I love it! I share your sentiment — I wish my hair wasn’t silver, that I didn’t have a wrinkle on my face, but I wouldn’t go back 30 years if I could. I appreciate the hard earned wisdom. Thank you for writing and sharing this! Staysfit on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2337986 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:48:14 +0000 Staysfit 2337986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Bravo!  I am in awe and truly enjoyed reading this. Anonymous on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2337247 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:09:54 +0000 Anonymous 2337247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you for sharing your wonderful poem.  You are wise. kellygirl on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2337238 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 03:52:49 +0000 kellygirl 2337238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wonderful poem! You are a very clever writer. I can very much relate to the sentiment. I love the last few lines about appreciating the present version and to be present! Kate on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2337199 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 23:17:51 +0000 Kate 2337199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I loved your poem. Those last few paragraphs really touched me. Thank you for sharing. Eliza on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2337163 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:08:04 +0000 Eliza 2337163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes. Yes! There are so many ways to miss today. Thanks for sharing. Peri on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2337074 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:43:54 +0000 Peri 2337074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you all for the support! I'm glad you liked it...and that I got over my nerves about sharing it!  April on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336961 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:54:52 +0000 April 2336961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nice work!  LMA and I are talking about jumping in to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a> this year and the idea percolating in my head is something to do with aging.  Your poem inspires me to follow through. Anonymous on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336920 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:27:25 +0000 Anonymous 2336920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ :) Glory on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336913 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:09:51 +0000 Glory 2336913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri, thank you for sharing this with our group. It’s quite wonderful and witty/ but also poignant. Your last two lines touched me deeply. To be kind to others and to ourselves. Bijou on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336860 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:33:27 +0000 Bijou 2336860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This reminds me of how I feel about passport photos, I hate them at first, but as my 10 years is almost up, I start thinking it was a nice photo and I am reluctant to replace it! Suz on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336797 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:06:01 +0000 Suz 2336797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Brava, Peri! It is so true -- hindsight is easy but also unbalanced. Much better to take joy in the people we are now.  Barbara Diane on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336780 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:49:46 +0000 Barbara Diane 2336780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ LOVE THIS! Thank you! Peri on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336768 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:45:10 +0000 Peri 2336768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you everyone for the kind words! You all GLOW! Carla on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336756 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:19:34 +0000 Carla 2336756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you for sharing your poem, Peri. ❤️ AJ on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336749 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:24:19 +0000 AJ 2336749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What we can celebrate with age is life tested wisdom and a more forgiving heart. This poem flowed out of you and so beautifully expresses those two traits. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for listening to your gut and sharing this gift. unfrumped on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336736 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:33:12 +0000 unfrumped 2336736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh yeah! I just love the last 2 verses and might just keep repeating , “And do what I want with the head full of snow” . Write it when you feel it! judy on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336705 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:39:11 +0000 judy 2336705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this!  SO clever!  I can relate and felt a bit choked up too.  Thanks for sharing it. D'Ellen on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336691 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:49:45 +0000 D'Ellen 2336691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wisdom! rachylou on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336683 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:28:25 +0000 rachylou 2336683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No, that was quite good. Most enjoyable. The wrinkled brow line is very fine! I suffer from accelerated decrepitude - first white hair at 13! - so… I’m afraid the whole thing is a disaster for me, lol Olive Green on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336668 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:19:01 +0000 Olive Green 2336668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Very true. I would not be that confused again for anything. And am with you and the Dalai Lama on the importance of kindness.  Sally on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336661 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 06:57:27 +0000 Sally 2336661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this.  And to reiterate others, you are very clever! MsMaven on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336657 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 05:27:08 +0000 MsMaven 2336657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love the last two verses. Wow--I'm tearing up a little. So appropriate for me today. Thank you so much for sharing. Helena on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336637 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:56:23 +0000 Helena 2336637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is fantastic ... Love it. Full of wisdom and something I will come back to an read again, the lessons are so relevant at any age. Thank you so much for sharing it. Cardiff girl on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336603 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:58:58 +0000 Cardiff girl 2336603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think this is very good and very wise.You should be proud of yourself. Dee on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336572 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:36:45 +0000 Dee 2336572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I enjoyed it, has wonderful and funny ponderings. Funny how we struggle to accept where we currently are, love the wisdom of your  ending. Thanks for sharing. Angie on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336563 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:49:02 +0000 Angie 2336563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ YOU ARE VERY CLEVER!  It's beyond me how people can rhyme so effectively! Like wrappers - and YOU, Peri :) I just love the last three verses. That is key to hoe to move forward as we age. Thanks for sharing your wit and wisdom.  Peri on "I wrote a poem on aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-wrote-a-poem-on-aging#post-2336551 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 15:49:15 +0000 Peri 2336551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Disclaimer: I'm not a writer of any kind, much less a poet. I don't know anything about structure or rhyming schemes or how to make one phrase mean 5 different things, or how to keep things short. I just do this for fun. I really was in the woods with my dog and feeling grumpy about how I looked that morning when I thought up the first two verses. I was trying to pick an age I'd go back to (I'm currently 63) and couldn't because every age had its problems. Well, I showed my BFF and all she said was it was "interesting"...what people say when they don't want to say horrible! It's meant to be funny...oh well. Despite that, I've started to share it 3 other times and stopped myself, but aging has been such a topic here lately I keep thinking I want to. For some reason.                        Ages (Sorry Joyce Kilmer, I was walking in the woods) I wish that I could always be The loveliest version of me. The one whose skin had a subtle glow Whose thicker hair wasn't touched by snow. The me of 20 years ago Whose resting b-face didn't show Whose firmer jawline didn't sag Who didn't look like a storybook hag. But that lovely me wished for 20 years past For 40 years ago's firmer a** And 40 years ago's thinner frame And 40 year ago's lack of pain. Wait...stuck in a job she didn't love? Where daily life was all push and shove? And trying to "adult" and not knowing how Worth it to get back that unwrinkled brow? Or 20 years ago's subtle glow Who didn't know what she didn't know? She had her own share of angst and woe Funny thing, time, I forgot it was so. And 20 years on will wish for 20 years back And think that current me had no lack. Still idealizing the things of the past She'll think that current me had a great a** I think that I should try to be The loveliest version of current me And appreciate the things I know And do what I want with the hair full of snow. And make good choices so future me Can be as healthy as time can be And glow through kindness to those I see And forget to care about versions of me.