c) What is graceful and what is not is subjective. Grandma did what her heart prompted her to do and while doing what she did, she did not hurt anyone. So it will be unfair to consider her action disgraceful. The speaker says that when his granny was confined to bed, for her it was a brief season in hell. This line shows how wholeheartedly she loved climbing trees and how she missed the joy. There is also another line which is more direct in telling us how much the grandma loved trees – ‘Being happier in a tree than in a lift.’ As they age, many older parents insist on keeping their independence. Even as you try to help, they may refuse. In this poem, the son offers money. The father refuses, saying that he doesn’t need it. Eventually, the son comes for advice. Simile. Granny’s forced rest on bed, without being allowed to go out and climb a tree is compared with a short stay in hell. The experience would be so torturous for granny that it is being compared with the unpleasantness of hell. Grandma considered the quiet week in bed a brief season in hell because she wasn’t able to leave the bedroom and go out, let alone climb a tree.

Born in 1930 in Lancashire, Feinstein has worked as an editor, a university lecturer and a journalist. As well as 10 collections of poetry, she has written 14 novels, five biographies, short stories and TV and radio plays. In the line, -“With my expert assistance, he soon finished the chore”. What is referred to as the ‘chore’?Life’s beauty is magnified when witnessed with a loved one. This poem draws inspiration from the imagery of a sunset, representing the culmination of a day, just as aging together signifies the culmination of a shared lifetime. It’s perhaps this emphasis on individualism that has made Advanced Style so popular with younger people. As Cohen puts it: “[Iris] comes from a time before ‘fast fashion’, where you wouldn’t come across hundreds of people wearing the same thing. It’s interesting because personal style has really become a commodity. Many of the women I photograph say that everyone is trying to look different these days, yet they all end up looking the same. I agree with Iris’s pro-individual sense of dressing and I believe that any creative act can be a form of personal expression.” Or, as Iris herself has said: “When you don't dress like everybody else you don't have to think like everybody else.”

For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. As a Care Worker I believe that the last stage of life, should be the most glorious and sadly due largely to society's preconceptions and attitudes towards the elderly, I find this is very rarely the case.A shared life is like a tapestry, woven with threads of shared moments, emotions, and memories. This poem honors the intricate and beautiful patterns two people create as they age together. We hope these poems on aging bring a smile to your face. Aging can cause us to cry or to smile. You might as well smile as there is nothing It was like a brief season in hell”. Name the figure of speech in the sentence. What are the two things compared? Explain. A British poet and jazz pianist, Fisher, born in 1930, has published more than 30 books of poetry. Poems 1955-1987 came out in 1988. c) She was recommended a quiet week in bed because she had climbed a tree and had not been able to come down. After she was rescued, the doctor took her temperature and recommended rest.

Have friends of all ages and walks of life. Having a diverse group of friends will help you keep your mind active and stimulated and make life more enjoyable.

The Beauty of Aging

Chase, born in 1941, is an American poet, living in Manchester, where she set up the Poetry School. The Wedding Spy and Extended Family are published by Carcanet; a new collection is due in autumn 2011. A genius is someone with exceptional ability. What was grandma’s ability? What was exceptional about it? Time might change many things, but the bond shared between two people who age together remains steadfast. This poem captures the essence of two lives intertwined, journeying through life’s seasons together. The old man puts up with it until he finally snaps and threatens to throw his questioner downstairs! 3. "Warning” by Jenny Joseph If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month.

Excerpts from these poems are great options for cards or a fun read-aloud. 16. "The Old Codger’s Lament” by Carl Rakosi The poem is about renouncing the hold of the world upon us, and attaining something higher than the physical or sensual.

Why-high, you-two, gift-lift, told-old, gracefully-disgracefully, agree-tree, another- brother, all-fall, town-down, well-hell, stronger-longer, undaunted-wanted, right-tonight, chore-door, day-tray, me-tree. According to the poet Ruskin Bond, his grandmother was ‘unique’. Write a paragraph to support this statement. Many people are taught, by example and by the media, to be terrified of old age. And it can be hard to imagine getting old when sitcoms and fearmongers claim that death, pain, and loneliness are the only things in old age.