Saturday, April 14, 2012

Why Oh Why Oh


At first I asked myself why oh why Ms. Matlock had to give us the words why oh why oh why for a prompt, but I've since come to grips with it. Below you will find 100 words plus the prompt (in red, as always).

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Why Oh Why Oh
(Me Oh My Oh)

©2012 Susan Noyes Anderson


Why oh why oh why oh why
must age make bodies go awry?

Me oh my oh me oh my.
The cure’s extreme: Ya gotta die.

Don’t wanna go there; so I’ll vent.
These are the things I most lament:

My waist is thick; my hair is thin.
The desert’s moister than my skin.
My eyelids droop; my lips are gone.
My wrinkles wrinkle on and on.
My joints get sore; my muscles ache.
Too many pills I have to take.
My memory is fading fast,
forgetting things from first to last.

Why must this body go amiss?
(Wait! Didn’t I just ask you this??)

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I still have a full deck; I just shuffle a little slower now.
(And sometimes, I drop the cards.)

By the time you're my age, you've learned everything.
You just can't remember it!

;)
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25 comments:

  1. yayaApril 14, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    My oh my..you must have been following me around and hanging around my bathroom mirror too. Thanks for writing a poem that's just about me...unfortunately I won't remember it by tomorrow...sigh

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  2. Grandma HoneyApril 14, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    You definitely have a full deck. No one could write like you if they didn't.

    I can relate very well to this post. Much more than I would like. Especially the disappearing lips. I'm really noticing that about myself lately. :(

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  3. Brian MillerApril 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    haha..yeah it does that...its too bad by the time we know what we got our bodies are heading the wrong direction you know...smils...

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  4. DreamingApril 14, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Oh my oh my oh my oh my! I LOVE it! I'm there! Shuffling.... when I walk, too!

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  5. Laurel's QuillApril 14, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    very cute. I ask myself the same questions every morning.

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  6. NonnaApril 14, 2012 at 10:25 AM

    Oh, my...a delightful, brilliant offering and so very true.. Love it !!!

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  7. karenApril 14, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Why oh why oh why do I have to relate to this poem so much! Good work, Sue! Made me laugh out loud - misery just LOVES company!

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  8. karenApril 14, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    Hahaha! And typically, I forgot to say the one thing I wanted to. I heard a funny saying the other day that applies: We'll be friends until we're old and senile. Then we'll be new friends!
    Seems I'm on my way that direction...

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  9. Joyful NoiseApril 14, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Thank you! Brightened my day! Wish I didn't understand!

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  10. UnknownApril 14, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    I am living this poem.

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  11. 21 WitsApril 14, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    Oh you are such a good poet, and writer, it just makes me happy to visit! I was a bit oddly silly with mine, and had to be too because today I've been married 27 years to hubby #2....so yeah, funny and happy is so welcomed today!

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  12. JudieApril 14, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    Good one, Sue!!! I can sooooo relate to this!!!

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  13. StefApril 14, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    You are amazing. I am seriously amazed at how much work you are able to put out in a week. Wow!

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  14. TerraApril 14, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    Sue, I smiled my way through this because sadly I can relate to most of it! ARGH. I am going to link up tomorrow, I miss Saturday Centus and I am going to try to roll it back into my life!

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  15. AnonymousApril 14, 2012 at 10:51 PM

    Nice laugh!

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  16. CherylApril 15, 2012 at 4:47 AM

    Fun, fun, fun!

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  17. VikiApril 15, 2012 at 6:58 AM

    This was so cute. Sounds exactly like something Maxine would say and so true LOL. Your music was fabulous.

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  18. momto8April 15, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    This is what i think when I look in the mirror!!
    are you picked up what I 'm layen down?!

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  19. Karen MortensenApril 15, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    That was totally awesome. Thanks for the smile.

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  20. SreejaApril 16, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    its a good one....but I am sure our soul and spirit are always young and imperishable... believe in it...you are so good....

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  21. BECKYApril 16, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    Boy, you just described me! Have you been secretly watching me...thru the internet?? Scary! :)

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  22. alpinekleinsApril 17, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    Hhhheee heehee! I love this - if we can't make fun of these aging bodies - and share the sympathy all around - what else would we do . . . just die . . .

    Loves!!

    Kristin

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  23. Bargain Decorating with LaurieApril 18, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    Well done! Yes, MY body has gone awry, and you described my view in the mirror perfectly. Gave me some smiles (which gives me a few more wrinkles, but worth it). laurie @ http://dealingwithmyinnercritic.blogspot.com/

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  24. AnonymousApril 21, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    Why oh why oh why
    Do we age and die on earth
    I can't remember
    /
    Great write

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  25. JennyMay 1, 2012 at 1:00 PM

    Oh ... gasp!

    You wrote this for me!

    How sweet.

    I think!

    Honestly, was that you following me around?

    This was perfect Miss Sue.

    Brilliant writing as always.

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