Beautiful Old Age
D. H. Lawrence
1885 to 1930
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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when one is tired of love.
And a young man should think: By Jove
lived undaunted and unsoured with accepted lies
It ought to be lovely to be old
Fragrant like yellowing leaves, and dim with the soft
they would ripen like apples, and be scented like pippins
The wrinkled smile of completeness that follows a life
my father has faced all weathers, but it's been a life!
And a girl should say:
and wrinkled ripe fulfilment.
It must be wonderful to live and grow old.
Soothing, old people should be, like apples
to be full of the peace that comes of experience
stillness and satisfaction of autumn.
in their old age.
Look at my mother, how rich and still she is! -