tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post4844208825976210317..comments2023-04-03T03:38:05.784-05:00Comments on Write Wing Conspiracy: Aging Gracefully?Mary B. Mansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135589216216151585noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-49755432257086635532013-02-21T05:34:37.323-06:002013-02-21T05:34:37.323-06:00OK,so I am 'of that age' too. Time's s...OK,so I am 'of that age' too. Time's stealth qualities could be a military top secret weapon - if it could be harnessed. I love your poem. It says,so amusingly, what it is to age.Debi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-76157435238735541792012-03-31T20:18:56.301-05:002012-03-31T20:18:56.301-05:00(Catching up very late, sorry.)
I can only say, a...(Catching up very late, sorry.)<br /><br />I can only say, as an old performance-poet myself (as we used to call it) this is a terrific performance piece! I think you must be no stranger to the spoken word. :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-84193448685738428132012-03-06T09:27:22.651-06:002012-03-06T09:27:22.651-06:00I agree where's the map or the magic pill to m...I agree where's the map or the magic pill to make it go away? Natures' cruel joke.Sheilagh Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741333943021570641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-46292388547484070132012-03-04T22:12:02.478-06:002012-03-04T22:12:02.478-06:00Aging is great mentally but not so, physically.The...Aging is great mentally but not so, physically.The gravity plumetting and sagging takes the shine off it a bit.<br />Youth is definitely wasted on the young.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-81073273016058478052012-03-03T11:56:04.614-06:002012-03-03T11:56:04.614-06:00I can so relate to every line....from wrinkkles to...I can so relate to every line....from wrinkkles to plumeting! Love this poem....a wonderfully humorous way to look at a part of life that can be so unpleasant! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-71989719552155508672012-03-03T08:24:11.211-06:002012-03-03T08:24:11.211-06:00Mary - this is brilliant! You captured what we al...Mary - this is brilliant! You captured what we all want to say when we face the crinkles and less perkies. Wonderfully done!Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-19545763884947332602012-03-02T17:07:34.821-06:002012-03-02T17:07:34.821-06:00I don't think it's rant. There's so mu...I don't think it's rant. There's so much truth in it, and said with a bit of sarcasm. Your ability to capture the nature of the stuff that goes on at this time are so spot on. Being a spouse of someone undergoing the change, I know a little about it. This makes it even more real. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-56024248878766407482012-03-02T16:26:12.047-06:002012-03-02T16:26:12.047-06:00Oh, Mary, you have written a piece here with which...Oh, Mary, you have written a piece here with which many can identify. My favorite was the first stanza!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-39765782921145903052012-03-02T16:26:08.352-06:002012-03-02T16:26:08.352-06:00a map would be nice...you could plan your life aro...a map would be nice...you could plan your life around them...ha...this was fun...but also the serious undertone...i hope when my time comes i do it with grace...i think there is beauty in all ages honestlyBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-85251216729441654462012-03-02T15:31:06.936-06:002012-03-02T15:31:06.936-06:00haha..nice..laughed at the wrinkles inviting frien...haha..nice..laughed at the wrinkles inviting friends..let them come and have a party...together with the hormones and everything...celebrating the wisdom and humor that comes with the aging as well...smilesClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-73541527637469720982012-03-02T15:17:54.173-06:002012-03-02T15:17:54.173-06:00OK, maybe this entry is a little more ranting pros...OK, maybe this entry is a little more ranting prose than poetry, but I feel so much better!Mary B. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135589216216151585noreply@blogger.com