On The Edge Of My Old Age

ON THE EDGE OF MY OLD AGE

On the edge of my old age
A strange calm comes to me
I have done what I have done
Whatever it be.

On the edge of my old age
Anger is my soul
I have not climbed the mountain
And now I’m far too old.

On the edge of my old age
I still wait to see
What will become
Of all I dreamed.

On the edge of my old age
Joy in my life

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poem by Shalom Freedman
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Yema, the Death God

Death God is ruthless and has no mercy.
Bias and bribery aren't in His agenda.
Seniority does not count in deaths.
Death executed cannot be retrieved.

No god will interfere with His duties.
No appeal court to the death He granted.
Death God stands for virtue and justice.
No one worship Him; nor does He want it.

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Youths are like waves of the sea, the elderly have strength instead of tide.

Arabian proverbs
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Well, Brett was a pretty laid back kid and I think all the pressure was heaped upon my eldest boy, Bobby.

quote by Bobby Hull
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Memories

Memories have no age, no death but birth.
They come out not as per seniority.
Love and hatred have given them birth.
Pain and pleasure are their end products.
Joy and sorrow are their finished goods.
They tell me to love or hate a person.
They tell me to fear or scare a person.
Memories are the soul’s manifestation.
05.01.2009

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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The mouth of an elderly man is without teeth, but never without words of wisdom.

African proverbs
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Nurture the Elderly

All the elderly are all alone,
All alone in nursing homes.
Sleeping in beds with drugs
blurrying their heads.
Now this is our state of affairs right now,
before we had elderly helping out.
They lived to be healthy and take care of kids,
now we hide them away and make them forget.
Forget who they are,
for we labeled them thus far.
As drains on our society and economy,
not giving them respect or dignity.
Alzheimer's has a spiritual cause,
no family ties is the result of it all.
Now we need to give Elderly’s
a way to fit in,
to give them meaning to life
not make them a “has been”.
They could work at Daycares,
help with the children

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poem by Christina Sunrise
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Those who do not listen to the voice of the elderly are like trees without roots.

Luo proverbs
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In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.

quote by Ginny B. Waite
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An Elder does not break wind in public, but in a latrine.

South African proverbs
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What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing.

Ibo proverbs
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.

quote by Barry Gibb
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Youths look at the future, the elderly at the past, our ancestors live in the present.

Nilotic proverbs
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A youth that does not cultivate friendship with the elderly is like a tree without roots.

Ntomba proverbs
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An elder uses old eyes to see and so the young use young eyes.

African proverbs
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The household with its own elder has indeed its own adornment.

Chinese proverbs
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Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency.

quote by John Updike
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My Brother

My brother
Is my son
He is my elder brother
And yet
He is
My smallest
Brother
Still!

poem by Eman Elbadawi
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You can run away from your elder, but she'll still out-think you.

Sukuma proverbs
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The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.

quote by Earl Wilson
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