Dennis L. Siluk's New Stories and Poetry: Torpid Old Men

Dr. Dennis L. Siluk’s has published 72-International Book. He is a poet since twelve years old, a writer, Psychologist, Ordained Minister, Decorated Veteran from the Vietnam War, Doctor in Arts and Education, and Doctor Honoris Causa from the National University of Central Peru, UNCP. He was nominated Poet Laureate in Peru. One of his books, “The Galilean”, took Honorable Mention at the 2016 Paris Book Festival and received an award from the Congress of Peru, for his cultural writings.

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Torpid Old Men

For the old man, the old man it is not good

To be with other old men, more than he should!

He is a beautiful object, or thing,

And his place is in the circle of young folks—

Counted down in decades and generations.

And all looking up to the patriarch

With filial reverence, keeping him warm by

Their own youthful baring youth. Thus:

Giving him freshness of thought and feeling!

All at ease, as if the essence was naturally

Born to his heart. His wisdom mellow,

More gentle and generous.

But if left to himself, expect the opposite, he

Grows old, selfish, not beautiful, ugly,

Mean and torpid; and once he becomes

All this, he becomes a stranger in the world

He lives, he becomes unamiable…

#4826/9-5-2015