I Have Grown Older Now

George Cook 1934 (Lanarkshire)



I have grown older now, the signs are there to see
When looking in the mirror, “Is that really me?”
Furrowed brow, baggy eyes, spots and saggy skin
Double chin and wrinkles. That’s the state I’m in.

Where are all the good looks, once a part of me?
All of them have vanished, now just a memory.
It’s not just the good looks, there is plenty more
Aches and pains everywhere, that weren’t there before.

Nano-naps are constant, more trips to the loo
Specially throughout night-time, every hour or two.
A rollator for walking, and glasses for to read,
And due to my arthritis, there’s gadgets that I need

To pop the lid on jam jars, and unscrew bottle tops.
And for an eye condition, I need to use eye drops.
Do I need a hearing aid? I’m told that it is so
But I can hear quite well, if the sound is not too low.

I must rely on others, for jobs that must be done
And for that I thank them, each and every one.
I’ve become a member, of a very special class
Thankful that I am still, on the right side of the grass.

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The poem is about old age and me

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Written on November 01, 2019

Submitted by on June 05, 2022

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Scheme AABB AACC DDXX EEFF GGHH
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,030
Words 213
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

George Cook

I was born, grew up, and worked in Scotland. I got married in July 1960 and migrated to Australia in 1965 under the then Assisted Passage Migration Scheme. For nine years in Scotland, 1956 to 1965, I worked for a large photographic company which also operated in Australia. I worked there until 1994 when I took early retirement. By this time the children had all grown up it gave my wife and I the chance to think about going ‘back home’ to visit relatives and relations. We did in fact have three visits 1998, 1999 and 2000. My wife and I shared our lives and times together for the rest of 58 years and four months when, sadly, my wife passed away in hospital. more…

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