Bexhill-on-Sea carers receive beautiful poem from resident

Colleagues at Grosvenor Park care home in Sussex celebrated ‘bad poetry day’ with lots of funny poems that staff had found to make the residents smile.

Then they wrote individual poems for the residents that really expressed how they feel about them and represents the resident as an individual.

One carer said: “The residents were so touched and some welled up too”.

Then the next day staff were overwhelmed when they received a beautiful poem written by resident Jean as a thank you for the poems.

“We were so grateful for (the poem) and it bought a tear to our eyes”

When You Get To My Age By Jean of Grosvenor Park

“When you get to my age” I heard my parents say “Life gets a little slower” “Each and every day”

But I see it rather differently And beg to disagree If anything gets slower I’d have to say it’s me

In my mind, I’m still a young girl In my mind, I’m just like you I can dance and I can sing out loud And anything else I choose to do

But when you get to my age Reality sets in You only have to look and see The wrinkles of my skin

My eyes don’t see too far ahead My knees don’t like to bend My ears don’t always hear your voice On people like you, I depend

I didn’t plan to come here I didn’t plan to stay I didn’t want to cause a fuss ‘cause that’s just not my way

However…

I’m so pleased that I came here I’m so pleased that I could stay You’ve made me feel so special Each and every day

Grosvenor Park has angels They hide them in plain sight They’re there first thing in the morning And they’re there if you need them at night

I really want to thank you all From the bottom of my heart I wish I could repay you all But I don’t know where to start Perhaps when you get to my age You’ll remember this old girl And know you made a difference To me, and my little world

I’ll leave you with some wisdom From a simple life well lead The road of life behind you Is longer than the road ahead

So be kind to one another And remember what I said Because when you get to my age You won’t remember a damn thing…