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May 17, 2013

Daily Bluesanelle 5/17/13

 

George HerbertGeorge Herbert, 1593-1633

GERONTOLOGY

A George Herbert tailgater bluesanelle 

 

Consuming agues dwell in every vein;

Rheum and catarrh do not exist in vain --

When one grows old life’s nothing but a pain.

 

The sun arises, shines into my eyes

Through the blinds, blinds me in both eyes;

Consuming agues dwell in every vein

 

As I awaken. When I go to sleep

The moon arises, but I cannot sleep --

When one grows old life’s nothing but a pain.

 

Hack, spew, cough, sneeze and groan away,

Sneeze, cough, hack, spew and moan all day --

Rheum and catarrh do not exist in vain.

 

Creak in every joint, weak in every limb,

Lean upon a cane for it’s your extra limb --

When one grows old life’s nothing but a pain.

 

I see when I’m awake I’ve been forsaken;

I pray that when I sleep I’ll not awaken.

When one grows old life’s nothing but a pain.

Consuming agues dwell in every vein.

  

Copyright © 2013 by Lewis Turco, all rights reserved.

 

An epitaph for George Herbert may be found here:

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Wesli Court’s Epitaphs for the Poets, by Lewis Turco, Baltimore, MD: BrickHouse Books, (www.BrickHouseBooks.com) 2012, paperback, ISBN: 978-1-938144-01-1.

 

May 17, 2013 in Blues, Bluesanelles, Humor & Satire, Literature, Poems, Poetry, Tailgaters, Verse forms |

Tags: age, aging, Gerontology

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