I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

quote by E.B. White
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Age

People
Older to me think
I am still young
People
Younger to me think
I am become old
People
Of my age think
We are not very young
Not very old
Age does not matter
Age is in mind
Age is in thoughts
Which age does?
People talk about
Physically one may age
Mentally
One may remain young
Forget thinking of age
Be a child

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poem by Nirantar Dr.Rajendra Tela
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In 1975 I decided that there was no future in flying (airline jobs were impossible to get, and who wants a job where you are judged only by seniority?) and headed off to grad school.

quote by W. Richard Stevens
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Getting atop

To attain atop in a set up,
Where seniority counts,
Is very much analogous
To reaching a ticket counter
By standing in a queue,
With no extra exertion involved.
11.08.2004

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Easy nest and prey

Lads are boy-toys to elder women.
Lass are doll-girls to elder men.
Lads and lass find their safe nests;
Old women and men find their easy prey.
11.03.2006

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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The magnanimity determines

He must hold his elder brother high
And the elder brother holds him equal.
Wife holds her spouse high, and he, her equal.
This magnanimity ties the relations.
30.10.2008

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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A deer is an elder to its family.

Somali proverbs
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Totally. Totally. Totally Bummed

Totally. Totally. Totally bummed.
Totally. Totally. Totally bummed.

Significant this feeling is,
Hard to overcome.
When an aging is apparent,
And nothing can be done.

And when one has a wisdom,
One developes more and more...
The pressure to pretend there isn't,
Can not be ignored.

Oh, totally. Totally. Totally bummed.
Being now an elder,
Overnight has stunned.
Totally. Totally. Totally bummed.

No more looking 26.
Overnight has stunned.

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poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

quote by Thomas Fuller
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Sure I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself someday.

quote by Lillian Gordy Carter
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Elderly coughers:
welfare funds flow painfully
from emptied coffers.

haiku by Jonathan Robin (13 January 1993)
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Sure i'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself some day.

quote by Lillian Carter
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Sonnet: The World's Aged, Need Our Help

Our world has older men more than before;
Health-carers wake up! Aged need better care;
Their problems seem so different- don’t ignore
The Elderly; no nation can then fare.

None can prevent the aging process, sure;
And die, we must someday diseased or not;
Ailments defying cure, we must endure;
Improve we can, the quality of cot.

The Elderly have served their useful terms;
They need just love, affection from young ones;
Their body frames are weak and prone to germs;
With help they can complete even more ‘runs’!

The care of Elderly is a challenge,
And needs more work; if not, it takes revenge!

poem by John Celes
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The death of an elderly man is like a burning library.

Ivorian proverbs
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The elderly, even if deaf and blind, still know a lot.

Finnish proverbs
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Sonnet- The Elderly

Show consideration for an aged man;
Show courtesy to elderly persons;
Inhuman ways to human lives, you ban;
To do a thing, have sufficient reasons.

Their frame is frail and mind is filled with fear;
Assault of any kind, they cannot bear;
They can’t see well or sleep or even hear;
The elderly need special love and care.

Their growing age is their sweet punishment;
They flex with age and become like a child;
Their Will-power is their great armament;
Their days are numbered- why should we turn wild?

Let’s look after the elderly with pride!
Their words are wise and let’s therefore abide.

7-1-2001

poem by John Celes
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Obscenity is what happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.

quote by Bertrand Russell
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In the presence of elderly people one must not pour water.

Bajan proverbs
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Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.

quote by Bertrand Russell
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Age

Are you in your sixties?
Common don't be rigid
Don't make age make you livid
Age can be flawless and lawless

Age is just a number
In any particular order
We may count our experiences
But they will not always match up

Age is a blast
For some memories hold fast
For others memories fade fast
And there is never an age that will last

Are you in your forties?
Common don't be frigid
The numbers come and go with a rapid pace
Slowly we must accept to grow old with grace

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poem by Sylvia Chidi
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