Each day so silent
Near imperceptible
The lines around my eyes
grow deeper,
more sustained
My body
just that bit more stiff
on rising
My recovery
just sightly slower
from exertion
Aging is a stealth bomb
Creeping up on you,
its countdown ticking silent
till it explodes in full force
And I find myself
surprised to be
in my second half century
Disoriented by passing years
gone too quickly
to recognise
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
helenvalentina 
“Each day so silent, Near imperceptible, The lines around my eyes, grow deeper”
loved it
Thank you..unfortunately it is so very, very true…ah, the joys of age!! 🙂
the joys hu? it’s a long time that i don’t feel a joy at my birthdays like i used to. not that im not grateful but a new year means a year has passed.
first grey hairs, receding hairline, legs that argue with the faster gears of the bike,
ahh the first flush of truth that youth is fleeting.
Yes, it creeps up on us all…when you are young it seems an alien concept, then suddenly one day, its all there..age has somehow just happened while you weren’t noticing, LOL! 🙂
Love it!!
Thank you my dear! 🙂
I am going to be looking over my shoulder NOW … IT will not sneak up on me!!! (oh wait … ) Such a truthful, well-written portrait we all can relate to! Of course, I am in DENIAL and I am not getting old … ever … 🙂
LOL…I try to be in denial most of the time too but every once in a while I look i the mirror and think…hhhhmmmm….. LOL 🙂
So very true, Helen. Keeping wrinkles
under the radar is an art – especially
without makeup. 😉
LOL- yes, and sometimes makeup makes it worse!!! 🙂