The Road Less Traveled
The road less traveled is a favorite poem,
The rider is wondering which way to go home.
Difficult choices are hard to decide,
How to show outside, your feelings inside?
You think and feel youthful, but lines make you seem “old”,
You appear to be bashful, but really are bold.
Choose to be unique – and one of a kind,
Be cheerful, be lovely, display your fine mind!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Sun, Sun, Wonderful Sun
Sun, sun, wonderful sun,
It makes you want to dance and run;
Even if your muscles wane,
You can do the same in rain!
Why pretend you’re much “too older”?
Take your spirits by the shoulder
They don’t just know any age,
Proof is look at Bonnie’s page!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
By The Sea
This poem is written by the sea,
The sky is blue, oh lucky me!
The ocean waves at those on shore,
The beaches shine, my spirits soar.
The “sea ne’s the same for young or old,
Its loveliness is manifold.
And so can you at best be “sea n”
When practicing your AgeEsteem!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Time
We live in a country of time,
With watches and hall clocks which chime,
We fill every minute
By duties within it,
While the Alps, standing still, stay sublime!
Sometimes it is best to just STOP
And lay down your schedules (and mop!)
Now is important, not when,
Try to Be, not one who has been!
Decide to wind down: stay on top!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Take Pride In Your Own Age Esteem!
One, two, three, four,
What ARE you waiting for?
Five, six, seven, eight,
Enjoy life; it’s not too late!
Nine, ten, eleven, twelve,
“Dig” each day – Dare to delve
Into and on, way past thirteen…
Take pride in your own Age Esteem!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Live With Zest
Zest is a word that is easy to rhyme;
It is NOT just used for lemons and limes!
It’s YOU when you’re feeling and showing your best
With Zip in your mind-set and Zing as the rest.
It’s energy, synergy, how great you can seem
With razzle and dazzle and YOUR Age Esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
One Of Those Days
Everybody has those days:
A kind of parting of the ways
When nothing seems to be all right –
You think you are a sorry sight
Wrinkles show, your waist is fat
What’s to like in all of that?
Shake your finger at those moods
Think of all your aptitudes!
You’re NOT a perfect “mixing bowl”
You ARE a one and unique soul.
So, smile and let that be your choice:
Revive, Restore, Relive, Rejoice!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Each Age Has Esteem
(A While-Walking Poem*)
We often hear of happy endings
They make our lives so well worthwhile;
Much nicer still are “happy durings”
They lead to one long lasting smile!
Why wait for bliss to come and find you
It’s NOW, TODAY, just look and glean!
The best to come is not behind you,
EACH age has so much to esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
*Alexandra often writes her poems on old envelopes and bits of paper found on her path while she walks.
Middle Age
Middle age, that’s how we can
Be somewhere in between.
Not young. Not old, the spectrum span!
And either way esteemed!
There is no age to attitudes,
You are the way you feel.
So down with ancient platitudes
And let your “age bells” peal!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Life’s Garden
Growing old (or growing young!)
The keywords are “to grow”.
Hum or sing the songs you sung
Those ageless years ago!
Growth of mind and spirits will
Enrich each precious day,
Plant life’s garden path until
You are your own bouquet.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
