My sonnet 2
When your best-before date becomes less blurred
“Can he still manage”: is what you have heard
There’s not enough dye to cover your grey
You need a hearing aid. What did they say?
You are two sizes down, because you’ve shrunk
Whatever is left of that one-time hunk
You look amazingly good, you’ve been told
What they mean is, you have really grown old
And the time of day? For them it’s autumn
But they are wrong, and that’s what I tell them
In my mind it’s always spring, I stay young
A tolling bell? For me it hasn’t rung
Will I return to dust? No I will not
For I live on in the children I’ve got
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Settes (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Sonnet inspired by Shakespeare's sonnet no 2
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You are only as old as you think you are and you do live on in your progeny. Nicely crafted this poem strikes a chord and is a fave
Thank you for you comments.
You are most welcome
Points well made which I find easy to relate to.
I hope to see more of your work on MPS.
Thank you. I will post another one today
That is a really nicely thought out written piece of poetry, what a wonderful way to think and such a positive attitude to life, really enjoyed the read
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