Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AGE INVADING, by ALINE MURRAY KILMER Poet's Biography First Line: I shall not run upstairs again Last Line: I turn my head lest you should see. Alternate Author Name(s): Kilmer, Joyce, Mrs. Subject(s): Aging | ||||||||
I shall not run upstairs again, And oh, the foolish grief I feel! I must go carefully, or pain Will thrust me through with its bright steel. I never thought that I should care When the first shadow fell on me. I planned lace caps for my white hair, And hoped to grow old gracefully. I thought that when Age came I'd stand (If Age should really come at all!) And greet him with extended hand As my last partner at a ball. But now, when you with easy grace Run up ahead or wait for me, Such bitterness is in my face I turn my head lest you should see. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE GENTLE POET KOBAYASHI ISSA by ROBERT HASS MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND AMOROSA AND COMPANY by CONRAD AIKEN GRAY WEATHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON AMBITION by ALINE MURRAY KILMER |
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