It’s Hard To Write A Poem
When you find yourself in Paradise
It’s hard to write a poem,
Where life is new and oh so nice
And very far from home!
To think in terms of making rhymes
Would turn you back to palms
And blooming jasmine climbing vines
Or when the ocean’s calm.
But there’s poetry in silence,
And symmetry in trees,
One can just walk in cadence
When you are overseas!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Growing Old With Age Esteem
One Key to Life
(as we are told)
Is aging best by growing old.
Growing wise and staying bright,
Being strong and showing might.
Spend your years by growing UP!
Fill to brim each daily “cup”!
Grow, not old but ageless, and
With Age Esteem you’ll be just grand!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Valentine, I Love You!
Valentine’s Day is coming up,
Get out your porcelain loving cup,
And plan to kiss the ones you love,
(While thanking all the stars above).
All the love poems have been written,
Every heart already smitten:
Loving words have all been said,
Roses still remain as Red;
Still, it’s nice to hear anew:
“Valentine, I do love You!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem
Do Not Think About The Past
“I do not think about the Past –
I had one but it didn’t last!”
Those words were said by Ogden Nash –
His poems all had a lot of dash!
They lasted ‘til our present times,
Every one with clever rhymes.
Our Past is past, so now we can
Concentrate on a Present plan
Of how to Age with great aplomb,
And Esteem ourselves for what’s to come!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
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®
Happy International Day of Older Persons
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Older Persons is celebrated annually on October 1 to recognize the contributions of older persons and to examine issues that affect their lives.
This year, the 24th International Day of Older Persons carries the theme Leaving No One Behind: Promoting a Society for All.
Over the next 50 years, the number of older persons in the world will grow from about 600 million to almost 2 billion. Today, one person in ten is aged 60 or over – by 2050, this will be one person in five, and by 2150, one in three.
International Day of Older Persons offers AgeEsteem a prime opportunity to recognise the contributions of older persons as they continue in the paid the labor force, volunteer in numerous areas, share knowledge and experience, care for family and community, invent new technology and blaze new trails.
I am proud to be an older person! What about you?
Bonnie Fatio
Age Esteem – at Any Age!
Age Esteem – at Any Age! will be the theme of the lunchtime seminar by Bonnie Fatio, founder of AgeEsteem, sponsored by the WHO (World Health Organisation) HQ Staff Association on Wednesday 1 October to mark the International Day of Older Persons. Bonnie will be giving tips and facts to help you to feel good about yourself, whatever your age. Whether you are preparing for retirement with two or three more years with the Organisation, or younger in your mid-forties, it is time to start now to build for a meaningful future.
Age Esteem’s vision of a world where people of all ages are respected as contributing members of society aligns well with the International Day of Older Persons.
