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When

Posted by John White on 15/6/2026, 3:22 pm

When did I grow old
Once I dreamt that I could fly
Now I’m weary from attending funerals
Watching widows cry

Why did I grow old
When did my hair turn grey
Once it was as black as jet
That was yesterday

How did I grow old
Recalling happy days in May
Friends who hollered up the stairs
Are you coming out to play

Where did I grow old
What made me want to roam
Away from kin and country
Far across the foam

When did I grow old
The day I learned to cry
The reason L grew old
Was when you said your last goodbye

Re: When

Posted by AJG on 15/6/2026, 8:15 pm, in reply to "When"

Another lovely poem, John. Thanks for sharing it!

Re: When

Posted by Stan Wears on 16/6/2026, 10:39 pm, in reply to "When"

John, I wonder why you dont publish? You are so brilliant....

Re: When

Posted by John White on 17/6/2026, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Re: When"

Thank you for your comments
I wrote my first poem in 2008
and it appeared in the local press
It helped me through a very
stressful period in my life
Since then i have had somewhere
between 250 and 300 in various
newspapers and periodicals

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