How often have you heard it told:
It’s a challenge – growing old?
We take our lives for granted, then
Health issues crowd in– bye, bye zen!
Long-term friends still keep in touch:
So, WhatsApp /Email – thanks so much!
But nothing beats a face-to-face
Though health concerns slow down life’s race …
I marvel how we’ve lived so far
Born under post-war lucky star
With full employment, family joys
Before A.I. our peace destroys!
We savour memories of youth
When life seemed simpler, less uncouth
When photographs were ours alone
And no one tried to scam our phone.
But life is NOW and burn-out reigns
Stupid adverts jerk our chains
Via flickering small screens of blue:
Has “1984” come true?
(c) Poet in the woods 2026
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