If one would follow Bonnie’s ways,
Around the world and back,
We’d learn that what she does and says
Is always right on track!
There’s no reason to begrudge the days
And feel our luster lack.
We must see through each hostile haze
And practice Bonnie’s knack!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
and Bonnie Fatio, its creator
Esteem begins with E S T,
(Est, in French, is is!)
Teem means to the utmost fullest
Age should be all this!
You can be at your very BEST
And Life be full of whiz,
Put futile old age fears to rest
And believe there’s daily Bliss!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Today’s the day when I
Will give the time and trust to try
To cease to dwell upon my age
And feel more like a weather-guage!
Sunny through the hours ahead,
Balmy when I’m off to bed;
Calm and clear and never stormy
Cloudless: that’s the best way for me!
If your nature has redeemed
Then you’re onto Age Esteem!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
If only I could travel more,
If only I weren’t such a bore!
If only I had curly hair,
If only I have more to wear.
If only I were MUCH younger,
And able to curb my hunger!
IFS make rifts with AMs and AREs
Be HAPPY now – you’ve come so far!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
At first we fell for Bonnie
And her beautifell new theme,
Then it befell our bodies
How to practice AgeEsteem.
We fell into a new approach
Of facing fellow peers.
How awfell it is to reproach
The bountifell new years!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Farewell
A Farewell to all who read Bonnie’s Blog,
I am leaving, but remain all agog
At her Positive ways: they’re as bright as they seem.
Just read all of her pages – they number in reams!
She’ll help you to realize all of your dreams,
And make you a part of her planned Age Esteem!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Note: She wrote this as she left for two months vacation not realizing that she had contributed enough poems to keep us supplied until she returns. Thank you Alexandra!
It is time, at this stage
To stop thinking of age !
We should just keep on working
At LIFE and NOT shirking
Our heartfelt endeavor
To always be clever !
So kick up your heels
And see how it feels
To grow younger while older
Filled with wonder and bolder !
You’ll see what it means
To have age esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Ageless is a kindly word,
“She’s Ageless,” one has sometimes heard,
It’s nice for when you often seem
To lose your sense of self esteem.
Cheer up! And don’t think OLD is bad,
Time is what you have, and had.
There’s more to learn, and joy to come,
And ageless ways to have some fun!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Middle Age can be any age
Between the start and final ending.
It’s when you can turn back the page
And learn the many ways for mending
Some of the follies of your youth;
You’ll know what’s best ‘tween right and wrong.
The middle’s when you glean the truth
And be merry like an ageless song!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
« Home is where the heart is, »
Home is there to start this
New day with a smile…
Everything’s worthwhile !
Even all the simple things :
Household tasks (like bathtub rings !)
Can be better than they seem
If you face Age with Esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
