![]() ![]() The heartbreaking conclusions, the entire novel The name of the author is the first to goįollowed obediently by the title, the plot, How many loved your moments of glad grace,Īnd love your beauty with love false or true,īut one man loved the pilgrim soul in you.Īnd loved the sorrows of your changing face Īnd bending down beside the glowing bars, Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep ![]() When you are old and grey and full of sleep,Īnd nodding by the fire, take down this book,Īnd slowly read, and dream of the soft look “We turn not older with years,” wrote Emily Dickinson, “but newer every day.” Changes With Age Here is a selection of my favorite poems that offer varying perspectives on growing old. From Sappho to Shakespeare, from Dylan Thomas to Billy Collins, the passage of time has been one of the great poetic themes. Poetry has always been an apt place to find strength, consolation, and inspiration, especially during life’s challenges like the process of growing older.
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