Palm Beach
12 November 2022
SIGNS of TIME
I love being old.
And getting older
I don't mind having grey hair,
White hair, or platinum hair;
Whatever.
I want to leave the colour
As natural as it is:
No dye, no artificial colouring
No tainting.
Having spots and dots on my skin
Never bother me
Nor wrinkles and eyebags
and other parts that sag.
Dentures or toothless state
Becomes a new normal.
I don't mind a light sheen
On my face, or little paint
on my lips.
Getting old is a wholesome experience.
Though it comes with some discomfiture:
Arthritis, osteoporosis or diabetes.
Yet, touch wood, I have none of those.
But, something around me
Somewhere, I know I have problems too.
Health issues are human's natural appendage
Of life's dramatic journey.
When our body starts slowing down
Showing remarkable changes and signs of time;
Here and there, a guest comes to visit
Sometimes in a group all at once
To Torture me, persecute me and taunt me
More often than not, beyond my endurance
A fighter I am, I resist, but I still endure
To cope, to manage, to adjust
To any pain that inflicts me
I even call her a Friend.
Even so, I am told not to worry.
Old age is life, but my heart is young.
And I've learned about coming to terms with it.
And all the vanities in this world
May continue to exist
For all I care.
My only hope and wish
For myself
Is to grow old gracefully
And die peacefully.
© Leah C Dancel
Copyright © 8 February 2023
All rights reserved
SH-AUSTRALIA
#old_age
Feedback:
"Beautiful!" ~Girlie Abbu
"Wow! This is a beautiful piece, mang! I love it."
~Melany Amante Mabao Maguindanao
"Wow pang profile picture ito! Matching beautiful poem pa 😉"
~Mirella Macatula
"A grey hair is glory to God." ~Dina Villarba
"Nothing but the truth. A remarkable poem that brings us face to face with reality and a positive mindset to confront it." ~Gus Perez Amio
"There's no traces of hardships in the past anymore. All I can see is a beautiful face and a successful life in you, ate. As the Scripture says, "The old has gone, the new has come." Love you, ate. 💝"
~Cherrie Facun Dancel
"I love the look and patterns ha? Cheers to aging gracefully!!!" ~Jadj Dancel
"Beautiful and very elegant Leah🤩😘"
~Adriana Vargas Lerch
"This poem is wonderful and the lovely lady is not too bad either 🥰"
~Jona Hans Harold
"No worries, old age never stopped you from blooming as you aged gracefully. The formula never failed that number never matters but what’s within our hearts and our state of mind. It can not be hidden, it manifests, it radiates positivity that crossed pollinate to some." ~Lucy Gulle
"Just my thought. Your poetry, encapsulated everything." ~Teresita Sy Giok Liong
"Tremendous lovey xxx" ~Joan Laius
"Love your beauty it’s God gift, simplicity is beautiful 😍,ang paglalagay naa asa nang make up it’s only temporary it will fade diay bah ate." ~Emyat Andales
"Your sentiments about life sincerely expressed in free verse!!! Leah Dancel"
~Mariquita Nosce Tandoc
"Ate, did U know the more whiter your hair is, the more expensive it is to sell to a wigmaker, U could be sitting on millions🤑💖💖
~Miemie Verdida
"Because God loves you,YOU ARE WONDERFULLY MADE AND UNIQUE 🌷"
~Minda Bacsarpa Dimaocor
"Wordings are too inspiring and a remarkable date it was posted, thank you ma'am Leah Dancel 😘😘" ~Efelda Donsky
"Ageing is good on you adorable sister mine.
You have the right frame of mind
May Yahweh wisdom sustain your well being. Amen" ~Lucky Stephen Onyah
"A woman with substance❤️, that is what you are to me..why be afraid to grow old when you have all the wisdom and the big love of your grandkids? A perfect poem for us😍..but! I still dye my hair once in a while when I'm down and out😂" ~Maria Theresa Causapin
