Esteem At Every Age
LIFE is a little like these rhymes:
It doesn’t “jingle” all the time!
You need to stop and try to find
The LYRICAL within your mind.
POETRY is a way to say
“Ah ha”, there is another way
For making every age to seem
So VERSEatile and so esteemed!
Start with A and go to E
It really works…just try and see!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Age Esteem – A Poem
Age Esteem
Is when you’ll seem
To like the age you are.
There is no old
If you are bold
To be your shining star.
It isn’t hard
To draw the card
That’s highest in your hand…
The one which wins
Your youthful whims
And slows the hour-glass sands!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Aging Has Changed
A long time ago
Or so it does seem,
We endured growing old
But without AgeEsteem.
We drooped and we sagged
With the burden of Time,
We stooped and we dragged
With heedless decline.
But now all has changed,
Our future is bright!
Our age is arranged
By the Esteem in sight!
We can face every day
With delight, NOT dismay,
And I hasten to say:
Two New Hips and Hooray!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Halloween in Geneva
Have you seen Halloween in Genève?
There are ghosts at the Postes au Salève.
Witches park in the dark under trees,
Goblins scowl as they prowl in the bise.
Slinky cats snarl at bats by the Quai.
I’ll remember in November all this fray.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Autumn Leaves
Autumn leaves are turning
From green to red and gold,
The elderly are yearning
To keep their years on hold.
Each tree of Life has seasons
It’s the same with people, too,
Our ages all have reasons,
Esteem each one anew.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Mushrooms For Healthy Aging
Mushrooms have been known to prolong longevity in many cultures. However, not all mushrooms are edible. Some are poisonous, so be very sure when picking them during a forest walk. However, there are many that are very nutritious.
Mushrooms are loaded with antioxidants, which control the free radicals in the body that promote aging. They contain vitamin B which makes red blood cells, lower cholesterol, and some mushrooms are believed to aid the immune system.
Add to this the exercise and fresh air that you enjoy while hunting the mushrooms and you have another reason to believe that mushrooms are a boost to your health as you age.
Grandma Nature
Face The World With Gratitude
Thank you!
Merci!
Danke Schoen!
(Depending on the language learned)
Thank you for each day one lives,
Thank you for the Joy Life gives.
Thank you for all those to love,
Thank you for the stars above,
And also for what Aging brings
To each and every living thing!
Face the world with Gratitude,
Esteem a brand new attitude,
So when it’s time to say “good Night”,
Give thanks for one more day of light.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Age Esteem Fashion
If fashion
Is your passion
And staying smart
Becomes an art,
Then show that style
With a Big smile
And skirt your troubles from your heart.
Don your oldest and best garments
(Beaming at their vintage seams),
Dressing up by adding “charments”
And looking young with AgeEsteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Happy Birthday!
A special Poem for Cousins
And SHE who’s my dear friend:
She keeps my mind a-buzzin
As through our lives we wend.
Hers is a BIG, BIG Birthday,
So Big I’m all agog!:
Speechless, verseless, quite “bouche-bée”
No words, nor time for blogs.
Corny though it might be,
Her real Kernel of truth:
Since she was a baby
She’s found eternal youth!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Do You Hate To Fly?
Do You Hate To Fly?
If you find you have to fly
Try to think about the sky
Look, its almost always Blue
Clear and Bright – that could be You!
Young or old, each “flight” is new
If clouds be gray, what to do?
Just take the journey anyway –
Be happy for another day.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Alexandra Taylor, our Age Esteem Poet, spends several winter months in the land of her childhood roots, Palm Beach, Florida. Fortunately she is en route back home to Geneva, Switzerland. – Thus the topic of the poem.
We look forward to a new flow of verse to keep our rhythmic age esteem alive with rhyme and smiles.
