Tag Archives: aging

The Speed of Time

Posted on 02/20/2023 by Jorge Medico

In many ways, life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. For those of you who make comments about how fast time is passing, the following poem is for … Continue reading →

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Bone Density Scan

Posted on 01/23/2023 by Jorge Medico

We all grow brittle with age as for various physiologic and medical reasons our bone become more porous as we loose calcium from our bodies. For those of you concerned about osteoporosis, here is the following poem. Bone Density Scan … Continue reading →

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Past Participle

Posted on 11/28/2022 by Jorge Medico

As we get older, we begin to be more aware of time and its passage. Eventually, it becomes like a roll of toilet paper – the closer we get to the end, the faster it goes. This Poem if the … Continue reading →

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Making Arrangements

Posted on 09/26/2022 by Jorge Medico

Welcome to another Monday’s Poem of the Week. As I observe the passage of the vignettes around me that make up the great play of life, I often fantasize about the back stories of the players creating the scenes. The … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Border

Posted on 07/18/2022 by Jorge Medico

The Monday Morning Poem of the Week brings you this wry reminder of the signposts in our lives. Since it’s a journey which we all take, we might as well enjoy it with a mix of dry humor. Crossing the … Continue reading →

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Gerdy’s Tubercle

Posted on 04/11/2022 by Jorge Medico

This Monday’s Poem of the Week is dedicated to all of you who experience periodic aches and pains as you move about, a process we associate with getting less young. Despite it all, we continue moving. After all, it’s more … Continue reading →

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Longevity

Posted on 06/04/2021 by Jorge Medico

Longevity  Here’s something to think about at our ages  .. 1. The inventor of the treadmill died at the age of 54 2. The inventor of gymnastics died at the age of 57 3. The world bodybuilding champion died at … Continue reading →

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Not Needed

Posted on 05/17/2021 by Jorge Medico

My apologies this work is being posted late in the day for Poetry Monday, but I was away enjoying myself, and just came back. The following poem struck a chord with me, and maybe it will do the same for … Continue reading →

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Where We Choose to Spend Our Golden Years

Posted on 04/28/2021 by Jorge Medico

“Old age” promises Robert Browning, “will the last of life for which the first is made.” However, I, as a physician, see from those who are experiencing their golden years that it appears to be filled with most of the … Continue reading →

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Aged People

Posted on 03/01/2021 by Jorge Medico

The Poem of the Week is being posted late today. That happens sometimes when you are dealing with senior writers. Speaking of seniors, here’s a short poem to all those whose hairs are now interwoven or replaced by gray. As … Continue reading →

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