The Richness - Poetry about Old Age in the Twenty-First Century

The Richness: Poetryabout Old Age in the Twenty-First Century is an exploration of both the positive and negative experience of old age, focusing on the often unappreciated perks. The 83-year-old author has written her experiences in easy-to-access poetry. The book is divided into six sections: "Coming Into Old Age," "Moving into the Residential Retirement Home," "Walking through Old Age," "Deepening Spirituality," "Completing Old Age," and "A Note to Caregivers." The first five sections of the book may be read as a simple collection of poems or a kind of poetic autobiography of the author''s journey through this stage of her life. The author wrote the poems as she lived them. Section One, "Coming into Old Age," records initial experiences: diminishment of physical abilities, the appearance of major illness, and new sp