L is for Lines

Lines in my face
Seem most unkind
Cause I'm still 33
In the back of my mind.

But there they are now
As clear as can be
They began to appear
When I turned 43.

It's really not bad -
They're a map of my life
Without all those miles
I'd have not met my wife.

K is for Knees - ABCs for the Aging

K is for knees.

I miss them alot -
they served me quite well.
Now they ache and they pop
and sure feel like hell.

Public Radio Listeners - Smart and Cool

I helped answer phones yesterday at our local public radio station (WGLT News, Blues and All That Jazz @ www.wglt.org). After a conversation with one of the staff, I drew the following diagram. Thanks to Jessica Hagy (www.thisisindexed.com) and Aaron Wissmiller for the inspiration.

J is for Joints

Seems all of a sudden
the damn things now ache
Some_times late at night
they keep me awake.

None are artificial
but the day is surely coming;
when I'm finally all bionic
I hope to resume running.

Credit for this one primarily goes to my spouse.

I is for Irritable - a bonus rhyme

I is for Irritable.

What is wrong with these drivers?
Some too slow, some too fast.
Being patient, it seems,
is a thing of the past.

I is for Ice

The bar has been raised. My sweetie contributed most of the first multi-stanza rhyme:

I is for Ice.

Cold packs in my freezer
I use day and night
On parts of my body
That don't feel quite right.

They ache and they swell
When I use them a lot.
So much inflammation -
And then they feel hot.

So now at day's end
Ice and I are good friends -
While it does me no harm,
Now I cannot get warm.

H is for Humor

H is for humor.

While at times it looks bleak
as we crest that old hill
we must laugh at ourselves
for others sure will.

G is for Grey

It's coming in faster
More and more I can see
Should I cover it up
Or leave my hair be?

(OK, I know - not my best.)

F is for Fuzzy

My eyesight and my brain
both leave me feeling vexed
It's sad to not remember
what I planned on doing next.

E is for Energy

I'm thinking I had pep,
sometime back when.
Now I'm wiped out and in bed
10 minutes past 10.