Decrepit Like Everybody Else
I ought to get my rear in gear; encroaching entropy
Challenges my mere existence, yes, the being-ness of me—
Why, I’ll be disappearing soon, with chaos on the rise—
Order is losing ground to it, and much to my surprise,
Growth falls to dissolution at a speed I comprehend
Is likely to outlast me, too, as I fade to my end—
And now I am unraveling, unwinding, getting old
And obsolete, for that’s the end of every tale that’s told.
Goodbye to all you younger things: relish your hour of youth—
You’ll all join me, and soon enough, and that’s the simple truth.
Art-Colored Glasses 
Great pairing of photos and poetry–well done! And the post “spoke to me”. Good job….
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Wow, this is powerful and poignant….emphasising for me the importance of only living in the moment..x
As you know, I value the past and relish the prospects of the future, but feel like I should always be striving to be as present in the present as I can!
xo
Yup, I’m coming right along with you! The words and photos were perfect together.
I’m glad you found a good fit here. I think we will age together beautifully, after all, m’dear!
xoxo,
Kath
😀
A metaphysical question: if order is losing ground, does it follow that the ground is losing its order? If so, what will all that disordered ground do to the real estate market?
Whoa, Duuude! You’re bending my mind! I’m just going to guess here, but it seems to me that one might open a restaurant and serve ground round on the disordered ground, but only if one didn’t lose the order. 😉
Join you? I’m here waiting for you all to join me. 🙂
Love this, Kathryn, the photos are perfect.
May we all grow old and goofy *together*! Glad you liked the post and pics. 🙂
Well done, and so true.
I s’pose it’s also true that even *while* we grow we’re disintegrating, since all paths lead to eventual death, but I’m okay with that version! 😉