I Am, Therefore I Think
A pause for thought as time moves on.
Old is a state of mind
I refuse to think old
I refuse to talk old
I refuse to act old
I refuse to be old
It’s my duty
To guard my acuity
At seventy-nine, I’m fine
I write stories
Dispel worries
Play bowls
Have goals
Go walking with my Jean
She, too, is keen
Read poems by friends
I’ve never met
And yet,
They make me complete.
I laugh, I curse
Write nonsense verse
To stay sharp
Before I play that celestial harp
I will continue to learn, to grow
To be, and to know
Older, yes, but never old
© pronto 2022
Views: 251
(@sweetwater)I like this very, very much. So uplifting and defiant of the years.
we should all refuse to think old, whatever age we are. Sue.
(@pronto)Hi Griff,
I can sympathise with you. I live a healthy lifestyle, take exercise and never eat junk food yet still the “newness” is wearing off my body. Still, I’m luckier than a lot of folks my age.
Thanks for the comment. 🙂
(@pronto)Hi, Sue, Thanks for your comment, I try my best and succeed most of the time.
Stay young, Tony
(@griffonner)A state I aspire to attain, but my body keeps pulling the rug from under me. 🙁
Bravo, though, on the writing and the state of being.
Allen
(@pronto)Hi, Sue,
Thanks for your kind comment. Dylan Thomas wrote about raging against the dying of the light and I can only agree with him.
(@ionicus)Sentiments with which I entirely agree, enjoy life to the full regardless of age if you possibly can.Nice rhythm in this poem.
(@pronto)Thank you, Luigi, Someone once said that life is like a toilet roll. The nearer the end the faster it spins. Have fun, mate.
(@dodgem)Bravo Pronto! I can identify with this poem, inasmuch as I’m still here, notwithstanding (*) my many afflictions.
An honest good poem, thanks for this.
Dougie
(@pronto)Notwithstanding the motivation of your secondary aim, I still feel flattered by your kind response. 🙂