Excellent Illustration on a relatable subject. - HB

Karla, I can so relate to this piece and today I am certainly feeling it. I smile through this arthritic pain that tries so desperately to dominate my life these days. Hey, perhaps we could join forces against these terrible aches and pains that announce aging; very well said, my dear. I agree with you Tinka...aging sucks.

(((Hugs)))...Pamela

Aging sucks..but gee I am happy to be a granny AT LAST!!

With the cold weather here my old bones know what the meaning of hurt is...specially after my bad fall down stairs!!

I have pains at places I did not even know exist!!

Love Tinka

it's not a crime not to age gracefully. i'm a mess. thanks for sharing this universal condition.

Grunts and groans become more common as we grow older but try to keep smiling. The rest of the world will wonder what you're up to.

The age of time catches us all, if only we could escape the aches and pains and live out this life free of it's reality...

nice work on this poem....

Art Sun...

You touch my heart with this write dear Karla. Aging is a challenge - in and of itself - to be sure. But when we are chosen to age with pain and suffering, we begin to view life and those around us in an entirely different light. I really admire how you share these kinds of struggles with your readers. No one is immune to suffering. Blessings dear heart ...
Richard

Oh Karla I know where you are coming from but I have excepted it as part of my day and most of my nights, and I refuse to give in to it for I have found that the worst thing I can do for it is nothing, so keep walking and stretching those joints and it will help not heal but help.
Thank you for your write.
Newfie Hugs, Rose

Becoming older after certain age is a question of rutine, you get older and don't give a darn.
Having age pains are like playing Scrabble, you don't which ailment until you pull that first letter in the morning.
Cheer up!!
Georg

Enjoyed,I certainly hope you are ok.Glad to be back to read your wonderful writing...Hugsssss
Love,
Chanti Lace xoxo

Praying for you Karla, keep these coming and write on
God Bless
Michelle~

Awwww! Know the feeling, but you can never give in. Keep fighting! Enjoyed the write, painfully descriptive.....

Be safe,
Karen

yes-i know the feeling too-a good write

I know the feeling, well a small part of it! I have just begun to feel the pains of old arthur...don't you just hate it when you walk up or down stairs and a kid says, "what's that noise?" I just reply..."What noise?" I do have some pretty severe pain in my elbow and wrists, I don't have to worry about the rain bringing pain on...not here in the sahara mountains...dry as cracker crumbs here! Prayers are with you my friend!
Blessings,
Joyce B.

No I think it is hard coping with the aging process especially when our minds refuse to keep up with our bodies.

Fee

LOL, naaa stay forever young...

Ha, ha. Great write. We have to laugh at our pain as long as possible. At least we can still feel...Love ya...Joyce

"the olding" -- love that phrase. another poem that highlights what you do best: bring humor and grace to otherwise humorless and graceless situations of life. thanks! Dawn

I'm still sleeping on the floor at my not-so-new-house... it has been almost a year! 5 hours max is my limit, then a quick RUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNN to the shower to limber up what always feel like it has died and rigored in the night. And my hubby shares with you in the stinky linament stuff... But he ain't got the nose for it that I do, so he thinks that's fine!! :)) Wishing you wonderully soothing and warming stones to lie on to give you a bit of the heat treatment... with aromatherapy, too! Bless you, Karla. You always keep the soul and spirit supple and beautifully radiant with your humour and smile, though. Love, Kate xx

I hope you are feeling better, Karla. I send you love, peace, and healing,

Regis

Oh I love how you capture it Karla! Thank you for bringing it to life, ( or maybe not;-) hahaha ...I wish you and all of us better
days...

Love,
Eileen

Ouch, you got me. The back has been good lately, but the left shoulder seems to have 50 pounds of iron shoved through the joint. I enjoyed the poem, I commiserate with the poem, but it hurts to laugh (I just turned 60 although I'm sure you thought I looked 35. I never did go bald though. As you can see from my picture, the hair just slid down my head.)...Jerry

now past fifty - and I'm feeling the same "olding" for the first time! Especially in the lower back area! Nicely put. Never thought to put aches and paines to poetry!

Dear Karla,

Nobody told us, of if they did, we were immune. Happy creaking.

love,
Kathy

I wish with all my might that we could always stay young, but sadly it's not to be. Blessings love Holly

Excellent write, Karla; love the tongue in cheek humor in a not so funny situation! Very well done; brava!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :( >tears! <

The Olding comes upon us all - and there is no escape!