As I lift up my mother from her sick bed, I sometimes think of Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz,” even though the situations are markedly different.
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Mother and Son in a Daily Dance of Pain
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Is Old Age Becoming Overrated?
A “New Yorker” article on aging turns to literature to debunk the notion that aging is a good thing.
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Fed, Peyton: Made Weak by Time & Fate?
Peyton Manning and Roger Federer, in the twilight of their careers, bring to mind Tennyson’s Ulysses.
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Do Not Go Gently; Go Like Judy Dench
Judy Dench has become our current go-to actress for dignified old age.
