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This place I've known for way too long has taken me and pulled me along I'm stuck just like a nail to wood and can find the time that had once stood for when I become so old and grey I want to...
A coolness to the air, A stiffness to the breeze, A host of thoughts and spiderwebs, Of childhood memories.
It was Grandpa Jones' 100th birthday and he was still in perfect health. At his birthday party he was asked how he managed to live so long and stay so fit.
Oh to be Twenty again, Young and carefree. No bills to be paid. No worries to have. Every day a hazy enjoyment. All my earnings my own. Daytimes working. Nighttimes with friends. Parties and alcohol.
Our stage is lit, the curtain stirs, a dancer takes the floor, She flicks her hips, throws her tired toes across the boards, A draping gown with sequins flashing light across the seams, Each...
I saw a man this morning I thought it was my dad His eyes were dark and empty His face was drawn and sad He stood there still and lifeless With his head just slightly bowed Yet with all the grace and...
"Grandma, what big eyes you have. So very big, and bright, and Grandma, what big teeth you have.
My old knees ached as I walked up the grassy hill to meet her. It had been too long since I had visited with my dear Gracie. “Hello darling.” I said as I finally sat down next to her in the grass.
First we start out as a seed in our Papa's Peepee Competing with Millions of Seeds from the get go to get a chance to be Then when we get favoured (it down to the ivory roll) really a game of...
I can't explain here, but what I do for 'a living/work' is really Odd, but at the same time, at the edge of technology, while being frankly 'kak' on occasion.
An old lady at work has dementia but she always seems happy.
My big 4 0 is approaching and even when you say 4 0...the 0 says it all 'oh'....
Sometimes I like to watch the clock. When everything's quiet, you can hear it ticking.
It is only now that I'm starting to appreciate the phrase 'Young at heart'.
what's wrong with this orange. I'm flipping papers as I browse souls. I didn't understand anything you told me tonight. as if this is the night before an after.
I know this old lady with alzheimers who Sometimes tells me the most mind-blowing things. like today.
Sleep now old friend, your gentle heart is still. Sleep and dream of calmer places, Sadder faces who loved you more Are left behind. Tired now, bouncing youth has gone, And a smaller world moves on.
When I was a small kid, birthdays was joyful events celebrated by the whole family. I was always eagerly waiting for the next occasion, counting days and telling people what I wanted this year.
The thing I am finding hardest to write over anything is a letter to my 91 year old grandmother.
Today I attended a dementia training day (I look after people suffering from mental illness during the night) and I have to admit, I am a tad freaked out by some of the early signs...
(This is the eulogy I wrote when my grandfather passed away in 2010 and read in its translated form in his funeral. I've had some people tell me they found it moving so I humbly reproduce it here.
What I Want In A Man, Original List ... (at age 22) ----------------------------------- 1. Handsome 2. Charming 3. Financially Successful 4. A Caring Listener 5. Witty 6. In Good Shape 7.
On my journey to work over the years, I have befriended a man of great integrity, whom I hold a fist- full of admiration for.
I bought this book in the airport with pretty low expectations as I thought the film trailer looked a bit naff. But it was on sale so I thought why not?. And I am so glad I did.