Middle Age Is Melon With Fork
New York opinion piece describes middle age as a harsh stretch between childhoods, likened to a cold lake swim. It argues the era is habit forming, with vivid analogies about ulcers, gray hair, and the shock of change before adaptation.
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Odd aging quirks and nostalgia in Strange As It Seems
A humorous reminiscence on growing older in HAM WY, noting Shirley Temple curls, reluctance for bifocals, preferring Elvis to the Beatles, and shifts in taste and behavior. It highlights how pension thoughts replace career worries, fashion choices change, and signals the humor in midlife rocks.
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Portraits by John C Metcalfe Weak Moments
A brief verse by John C Metcalfe describes weary days and low energy. The speaker notes drowsiness and fatigue despite pepin capsules, with dreams and glassy dawn eyes. The poem ends as these moods vanish when a call arrives.
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