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Peter Menkin

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Works of mine

February 2010 Posts

Children on Parade, 4th of July, poem by Peter Menkin
Mon 15th 2010 @ 10:43 PM
Two Readings, similar poems, poetry by Peter Menkin
Mon 15th 2010 @ 7:40 PM
Simple Joys...frail years, poem by Peter Menkin
Mon 15th 2010 @ 7:18 PM
What Darkness, poem by Peter Menkin
Mon 15th 2010 @ 7:15 PM
Engaged in Le Milieu Divin, Lent, poem by Peter Menkin
Mon 15th 2010 @ 7:11 PM
Wonder of Christ, poem by Peter Menkin
Mon 15th 2010 @ 7:07 PM
With Christ, poem by Peter Menkin
Mon 15th 2010 @ 7:04 PM
Amusement of steel sculpted, poem by Peter Menkin
Mon 15th 2010 @ 6:55 PM
Devotion to the Cross, poem by Peter Menkin
Sun 14th 2010 @ 9:22 PM
Simple joys...frail years, poem by Peter Menkin
Sun 14th 2010 @ 9:10 PM
The Awakening Spirit, poem by Peter Menkin
Sat 13th 2010 @ 5:39 AM
The Dance: San Francisco Ballet by Peter Menkin
Sat 13th 2010 @ 5:24 AM
Address for Lovers: The Apartment, a poem by Peter Menkin
Sat 13th 2010 @ 5:07 AM
A Grace of God, poem by Peter Menkin
Sat 13th 2010 @ 5:00 AM
As at the mall masses of food style junk, we eat American, a poem by Peter Menkin
Sat 13th 2010 @ 2:18 AM
All Saints Eve is Near, poem by Peter Menkin
Sat 13th 2010 @ 1:48 AM
Round is not a Pregnant Shape, poem by Peter Menkin
Sat 13th 2010 @ 1:40 AM

Simple joys...frail years, poem by Peter Menkin

posted by Peter Menkin, FullSunday, February 14th 2010 @ 9:10 PM (not yet rated) post viewed 980 times

Simple joys...frail years
by Peter Menkin (2002)

Old age is 90--
her eyesight dimming,
we visit the ducks
with ducklings and she
shows the sharpened insight
of age, looking towards
practical things like
feeding them.

That will make them come
see us. They will visit.
Simple joys.

Motion
in the water's stream.

The young lives of the birds is refreshing, a drink of coolness in Spring.

We two are learning
friendship, company
and humankind's frail
years are visited upon
us.

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Dave Smith
Group Administrator

fatherdave said on Monday, February 15th 2010 @ 9:55 PM:

Peter, you have a way of making old-age look far less foreboding.