Age- Bring It On! ! ! Comments
When I hit 80 I'll wear pink……
And I won't care what others think,
‘cause I'll be old enough to know
that I'm the boss of me!
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A poem like this can change and torpedo our " conservative" traditions that already don't exist for the young! But bring it on. Time someone liberated, the old! Very well written, much humor and truth, rebellion at any age. Different, original and unforgettable!
yeah its interesting thought- So bring it on-I want to age and move up to this crazy stage/// wonderful poem
It is all a state of mind..think young and never age..enjoy each age in life but welcome the age of knowledge and being crazy! , , thank you so much for your comments and empathy!
There is a similar top 500 poem. I like yours. I'm five years off 80, doesn't seem long away now. I still run and cycle. So, perhaps I can write a similar poem in twenty years. ++10
I will be looking out for your poem Robert and cheering you on! Thank you for your kind words and here's to growing old disgracefully! Lodigiana
Oh, I needed a laugh. I'm not 80 yet but I find that when you're younger you try to please too many others. Now, I live to please myself. And yes, it feels so good at times to get a little crazy and dance naked, sing at the top of your voice. The squirrels don't seem to mind at all. And thanks for your recent kind comments about my poems. I always appreciate them. And.....don't hurry old age; it gets here soon enough.
Yes I know what you mean! I'm a way off that age also but I have found that the older I get..the less I care about the 'niceties'in life and it makes me strangely happy! I love the thought of maybe becoming a little eccentric...after all I was a hippie in my youth..maybe when we reach 80 we should set up a commune for the 'I'm living my life for me! ' community.. but happy to take my time reaching it in the meantime...Thanks so much for your comments Chris..always much appreciated x
Great piece i hope i live to see the spectacle very witty enjoyed the ride
You and me too! ! ! I love the idea of growing old disgracefully and will try to make the most of it- thank you so much for reading and commenting and I'm so happy if it made you smile! . Lodigiana x
a brilliant positive and inspiring outlook poem? wonderfully written Lodigiana.
Thanks so much Tom..I know I shouldn't, but this one always makes me smile and feel energized! ! !
oh! i didn't copy and paste until after you put the apostrophes in, SO i don't 'have to' change it in the showcase. yay! :)
(continued) ....just today i posted the beginnings of April's showcase and yours is the first (and for now the only) poem in it. i'll have to go back and put in the apostrophes! ! ! ha! bri :) hey! try to not let me forget about you. sometimes (often) i don't think to or i don't take the time to check out poets i like on PH. :) bri
I will try not to let you forget..but just lately have not had as much free time as usual so not writing quite so prolifically....thanks so much for the April showcase..I'll look forward to that :)
ok, i 'had to come back' to this page, as the comments below never showed up in the Postings section of the Member Area and yesterday they were not here either. if i had not come back i would not have seen your nice responses to my comments. NEITHER would i have been reminded about the missing apostrophes! ! (continued) ...
(continued) .............. Dazzling Lodigiana, Oldster In Body Only! On PoemHunter.com there's one real hip chick. Her thoughts are out there and poems so slick. Some (losers probably) may likely call her so sick, but if i needed a new wife once more, her i might pick. to MyPoemList [yours, LP, but i may also start off my April Showcase with your gem as well; superbly done! ] bri :)
So pleased that I had you Googling Bri! Hope that it also brought a smile to your face...I know I shouldn't but it still cheers me up whenever I read it! So pleased if I can spread the smiles around a little-thank you so much for your always insightful and poetic observations young man!
(continued) .................. AND EVEN MORE Googling! ! ! : (on the online dating app Tinder) indicate that one finds someone attractive (or unattractive) by moving one's finger to the right (or left) across an image of them on a touchscreen. AND....partay? ....partay. Noun. (plural partays) (slang) Party (in the sense of an organised gathering of people for the purpose of dancing and otherwise having fun) (to be continued) ....
the photo looks something like Groucho Marx in drag. Oh! make that George Burns in drag! ! ! ;) line 2: wont IS a word, but i think you or PH left out the apostrophe. ...(to be continued) ....
Hahaha yes you are absolutely correct Bri! ..Oh my it IS George Burns in drag! .. and my error with the apostrophe I thought I had edited it but clearly not..now done but I don't think edits show until the next day
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7/20/2025 5:24:24 AM # 1.0.0
May I add, one of the best comic poems I've ever read. Sense of humor, torpedoed ahead. Rule Britannia, always knew how to bring humor to a lofty head.
Wow I am knocked out by your lovely words and I cant deny feeling silly happy reading your words! Thank you so very much!