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The Joy of Ageing
This March we held a poetry competition entitled 'the Joy of Ageing' - judged by Reach poetry magazine's Ronnie Goodyer.
We received some great entries - winners and runners-up are published below:
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Dream on‚ cover girl! - by Alex WildeCompetition winner: A wonderfully light-hearted poem about being a glamorous grandma!
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The joy of ageing - by Patrick OsadaCompetition winner: This poem looks at the monotony many pensioners experience every day...
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Retirement - by Joy SaundersCompetition winner: An uplifting poem telling us that life begins after retirement.
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Freedom pass - by Anne BallardCompetition winner: This poem is about experiencing ageism as you grow older.
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Ageway - by Bernard KnowlesCompetition winner: Looking back and ahead whilst walking along the path of life.
- The joys of growing old - by Jackie Waters
- A pensioner - by Chrissy Stevens
- Wisdom grows with age - by Raymond Foster
- The joy of ageing! - by Janet Jenkins
- The joys of ageing - by Joan Sheridan Smith
- Jim's retirement plan - by Michael Alcott
- A hobnobbing philosophy - by David Ashton
- Time to walk the dog - by Joe Rogers
- Naivety - by Joanne Carter
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