This poem has become very popular within our For Love and Art project. Please see how this poem and our FLA Artbook has brought the Crabby old man out of his shell, after viewing our Artbook with a hospice volunteer, the Crabby old man wasn't so crabby anymore :o) You may find us by doing a search in Google using the keywords For Love and Art. Please come support us on Facebook as well, we can always use more support. We really do want to make the difference for both crabby old men and women.
Absolutely beautiful. Every caregiver should be required to view this. Our patients are human beings with a history. They are not just another body to deal with on a 12 hr shift. Bless the person who wrote this.
'Good thought in the poem. However, I knew better than to initially not check on the origin of the poem. Just "google" the poem title: the story is one of poetic fancy.
Thank you it's very beautiful . You know I live in Belgium and when I listen that I understand it's the same thing everywhere , in every country . I've just 16 but when I hear somebody older than me talk about his life and the past I'm always touched so thank you for that poem . ( sorry if my english is not good )
This is amazing, I first heard it in my Intro To Nursing Class (Im studyin gto be a RN) It really enlightened me, I will never view any of my patients as the nurses must have treated that man...Thank You so much for sharing this story of this Lovely Old Man. Thank You So Much.
I ve always felt pain for the way people treat the elderly and the dismissal they stamp on their foreheads for their very existence. I feel it is unfair to treat the elderly that way. They have lived their past well, they too were once young hands with a strong energy and they deserve all the due respect. Glad to have come across this video.
Wonderful and very meaningful. Along the same lines check out "Leave Me Alone", a music video in which a feisty old lady in assisted living refuses to let anyone help. Very funny. .almost everyone is over 85 years old in the video:) Just search "Leave Me Alone Elizabeth Rose"
After working with geriatrics and nursing homes as a nurse for over 20+ years, I know this is what happpens, we try so hard to make people understand, I wish I had had this poem to help. Blessings and Peace, Blessings and Peace, you are now together again, hopefully that makes it all worthwhile. Be with God.
Sir you are awesome. Of all the people that poison this chat.. but this is so pure, as are you. i hope you contenue to do stuff like this. you r an insparation to us all.
All i have to say is that Old is an attitude; it's when you live and don't care if anything happens. I have an ex classmate that's in his 20's and he seems so old; he's had a bit of crappy luck. but if you've got spirit, it doesn't matter if you're elderly. it's not the same as being old.
well, one thing i always think of when i hear people seaping of death and dying is that its supposed to happen. Its all part of the process we have to go through and no one can get out of it, so instead accept it, be brave and live your life to the fullest. When its your time to go, look back on what you've done, the happy times and be thankful that you ever got the chance to live in this world, remember you beat millions of other potential sperms to enter this world... we're all so lucky.
that poem was all to real, u read it wonderfully, im 17 and it gives me a young life crisis lol. jk but deep stuff, your friend was smart, now hes on the next stage of life.
Well done Sir. We all need to be remined once in a while that we too will be old someday. Remember that when you get frustrated driving behind "gramps" or when they just want to take their time to talk to you and tell stories. They have been there and done that and unfortunately their bodies just aren't the same as they used to be...but the mind and spirit grow in wisdom and understanding. Please, stop and give them the time and respect they deserve, we too will want the same in return someday
Today I had an unfortunate experience of seeing an 87 year old woman being helped out of her car by her 85 year old husband.She relied on him to see her safely to where they were going.The lot was slippery and she fell very hard to the ground as her husband tried to prevent it. I provided first aid.Turns out she broke her hip 3 months after having the other one fixed. It broke my heart, husband crying because he felt it was his duty to protect her but he felt he failed. I hope she is ok :-(
wow that was powerful, i'm a respiratory therapist and work at a small community hospital in California and love to sit with my patients and hear them tell me littles pieces of their lives. I think us that are in health care are so lucky to be privy to so many people and to do what we can to help but sadly this privilege is often neglected or maybe not even realized at all.
Even at the age of 26, the idea of growing old terrifies me more than anything. I know that it is foolish as I've likely got decades ahead of me - but now and again I feel as if time is passing too quickly and I want to scream at it to slow down. Thank you Peter. That poem brought tears to my eyes.
You daft bugger. lol. Don't worry about getting older. Just embrace it. I'm 27 and life is what you make it. The best we can do is learn from people like Peter. If we are lucky with our health and look after ourselves we can still be active until the day of our death. I am not religious, but whether that brings an afterlife or reincarnation or just a long long sleep....no matter....make the most of every day of the life that you have. Life is for living.
That was very beautiful. The closest person I have in my life is an older person. I often wonder about those years ahead where she'll be relying on me for a lot of her needs, and I want her to know how appreciated she was in all her life.
There's so much to learn from those that have life lived. You seem to take things in such stride. You understand something about life through experience that none of us can see until we're there.
Thank you, this poem brought tears to my eyes. I'm only 21 but I've always been a bit afraid of growing old for this exact reason. No matter how you lived, younger people tend to think that you are somehow a lesser person. Some will treat you like something fragile, some like a child, others will ignore you because they would think to themselves "what a crabby old man, what does he know about life and giving advice?"
Wow, what a fantastic poem. Thankyou very much for reading it Peter. Us young'uns have so much we can learn from old people, bridging the gap of generations is a fantastic thing one can achieve.
I was amazed to hear you reading this poem, as I originally heard it as 'A CRABBIT OLD WOMAN'' and my sister knew one of the nurses that worked in the nursing home where the woman was staying, and the poem was discovered after her death in her cupboard. I copied it out for my gran, because I thought she'd like it, and after her death we found it in her cupboard.....and so it goes on it seems! I love this poem.
So beautiful, Peter, and so sad too. This man by writing this poem left a very important legacy for all of us - older people are so much more than their physical appearance and deserve to be treated with respect and consideration, especially by medical professionals, whose duty of care doesn't just require attending to their patients' basic needs but should (and often doesn't) include seeing beyond their bodies to the human being inside (the soul, or spirit, if you like). Brilliant poem. Thnx P
Crabby Old Man Amazing you are. So broken down Can't drive your car. I see your soul So young inside. You give me hope I feel great pride. When I get Old I'll look above. And pray for the same To be filled with love. Pop
I'm a teenager, and I have to admit that too often I fall into the category of those nurses who don't look beyond the "old" label, who don't care about the soul of a person if their body is declining.
This video gave me some poignant insight and I thank you very much for reading it. I'm going to show this to my friends... it isn't often that teens of today even try to see the elderly as anything but old.
By the way, you read beautifully with such steady timing. Again, thank you. :)
it is very,very true that teenagers mostly like us usually just think the elderly citizen as just people who have passed their age of glory,so far as i am concerned what they think is not true and even if it was,there wouldn't be doing such "great" things since all the teens these days that are about 13 (my age) just sit around playing video games..passioning.
Peter why don't you just throw a bucket of petrol over yourself and then set yourself on fire. That would really make my day, you disgusting demented worthless sack of shit. Your son is full of shit and is disabled, and your wife is dead. Maybe you should be dead too.
I don't know how you said that poem without getting a frog in your throat. I would have been sobbing during that. This poem has opened my eyes. Thank You
Thank you Peter (I think that may be your name!?) for sharing this lovely poem. Just what I needed to hear. I'm in healthcare and will share this with some of my wonderful and dear patients. God Bless you darling. Sara
If Dave Griffith did write this poem then he's hardly getting credit for it anywhere on the internet. And that's a real shame because an artist deserves credit for the work they produce at the very least, and the correct title for it too.
how is that any of our business? he said it is nothing related to youtube so I don't really see how it has anything to do with us. Forgive me if I'm slow.
The comments below suggests that Peter is involved in some form of legal action as he has made clear. He removed a comment by Mammothmouse1959 so not to let other youtubers know about his legal action. He may also remove these comments.
It is a civil matter and nothing related to youtube it just happens that the person is a user of youtube which was mentioned in the newspaper report on the matter.
No I could never be bothered to do that and I believe that you got this from a comment by someone else who was referring to an impending prosecution to one of my haters for some crime unrelated to youtube.
the history/mythology of the poem really doesn't matter for those of us who have a "crabby old man" in our lives. Even if the poem was in fact written by a younger man, it wrings true for those of us dealing with a parent who have been diminished by stroke(s) & dementia...Thanks for this vid.
This is a beautiful poem, and you present it beautifully as well. It reminded me of my Grandpa, who passed away when I was still in my teens. I had tear filled eyes by the end of your video. Thank you for sharing this poem.
this poem is called "Too Soon Old" by Dave Griffith of Fort Worth Texas. he has written over 500 poems. the story about it being found by nurses in a geriatric ward is a story created on the internet. look it up
What a wonderful poem.. reminds me of a piece of art I saw the other day which made me think and wished more people would consider their lives in comparison to how they treat others. I will see if I can send you the pic (if you can do such things on here.. not sure). All the best x.
Wow, that was good. It's funny cause I don't come on youtube often and I just happened to today. It's my thirtieth birthday and the time is already flying. Very Cool vid my friend! :)
BPV5000 - You, sir, will end up with much worse than that, at a much younger age, with that type of attitude. May I suggest shutting the fuck up before you make yourself look like more of a pathetic retard?
Beautiful magnetic poem. Engagingly heartfelt and magnificent delivery from a natural born storyteller. Bravo, Peter! In sharing your talent you do others a great service.
Oh my, how lovely and sad. Brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for thinking to share it, friend.
Peter, would you consider reading the occasional children's book to us? I would love to hear you read my childhood favorite, The Velveteen Rabbit. The message of it is so meaningful, and still affects me to this day. Please consider the idea. I can imagine mothers sitting their children in front of the computer before bedtime so Granddad can read them a story. Beautiful thought!
ughhh now I am depressed. I really hope my generation takes responsibility for their elders. In N.A. especially the old are viewed as a nuisance. We should change this view, stop sticking them in nursing homes. It's such a shame, so much wasted knowledge and love.
Story and title are a fabrication. The poem, titled Too Soon Old, was written by Dave Griffith of Fort Worth, Texas.
ketchupdespot 3 days ago
you will probs find him on this website grandpa = chatroulette. lol
ThePragsesBlog 4 weeks ago
Fuck you old cunt
mikemike20202020 2 months ago
This poem has become very popular within our For Love and Art project. Please see how this poem and our FLA Artbook has brought the Crabby old man out of his shell, after viewing our Artbook with a hospice volunteer, the Crabby old man wasn't so crabby anymore :o) You may find us by doing a search in Google using the keywords For Love and Art. Please come support us on Facebook as well, we can always use more support. We really do want to make the difference for both crabby old men and women.
glantonj 2 months ago
Absolutely beautiful. Every caregiver should be required to view this. Our patients are human beings with a history. They are not just another body to deal with on a 12 hr shift. Bless the person who wrote this.
Nursatlast 3 months ago
'Good thought in the poem. However, I knew better than to initially not check on the origin of the poem. Just "google" the poem title: the story is one of poetic fancy.
billye22 8 months ago
Very well done Peter...: O )
Carballoca 9 months ago
Thank you it's very beautiful . You know I live in Belgium and when I listen that I understand it's the same thing everywhere , in every country . I've just 16 but when I hear somebody older than me talk about his life and the past I'm always touched so thank you for that poem . ( sorry if my english is not good )
Elfayot5020 9 months ago
Amazing, it says it all.
cliff01x 9 months ago
WOW!!! BEAUTIFUL!!
crabbyoldbastard 9 months ago
LOVE IT
FandangueroShow 10 months ago
This is amazing, I first heard it in my Intro To Nursing Class (Im studyin gto be a RN) It really enlightened me, I will never view any of my patients as the nurses must have treated that man...Thank You so much for sharing this story of this Lovely Old Man. Thank You So Much.
TubaGuh69 11 months ago
what a beautiful poem, and what truths it holds. Thank you for spreading it here,
TheGelinu 11 months ago
Wow. That's a great poem. Thank you so much for posting.
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Manny08ism 1 year ago
Thank you so much, Peter... I really appreciated hearing this poem today.
ambergirl86 1 year ago
this makes me not so worried about getting old thank you
boogiebuddy01 1 year ago
Beautiful
laetarnus 1 year ago
your the most epic man ever!!
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Skeletoncru 1 year ago
This is a great video! :) I love it. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Muscovite91 1 year ago
I ve always felt pain for the way people treat the elderly and the dismissal they stamp on their foreheads for their very existence. I feel it is unfair to treat the elderly that way. They have lived their past well, they too were once young hands with a strong energy and they deserve all the due respect. Glad to have come across this video.
PurnimaMaudgil 1 year ago
@PurnimaMaudgil i agree with u
cryptoboy9943xxz 1 year ago
Wonderful and very meaningful. Along the same lines check out "Leave Me Alone", a music video in which a feisty old lady in assisted living refuses to let anyone help. Very funny. .almost everyone is over 85 years old in the video:) Just search "Leave Me Alone Elizabeth Rose"
erose18 1 year ago
Merci, merci, merci...ce poème est très beau!
tiouxd 1 year ago
A wonderful poem you've shared; thank you.
rollingklouds 1 year ago
I love this poem! Simply amazing.
thinktank13 1 year ago
beautiful, thx (^_^)
cantecleer 1 year ago
i love every grandfathers they are all great
arioarebest 1 year ago
I am old but once I was young so I know both to be young and to be old, what would the young generation like to know about their future.
Normanskie 1 year ago
You have a wonderful voice. I could listen to you speak forever.
quackimaduck000 1 year ago
it says the poem was uploaded january 15 2009 idk how thats possible but i loved the poem and u too peter luv ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
childofdew628 2 years ago
the background story is fabricated. but the poem and your recitation are good.
soulstice99 2 years ago
i love your voice and the way you read the poem its beutiful
Branflakes19 2 years ago
Thats Beautiful <33
Wak702 2 years ago
This never gets old.
TheAnnoyingSwede 2 years ago
that's beautiful.
Melopeed 2 years ago
this made me go all mooshy wooshy inside...beautiful poem.
pazabaza1 2 years ago
After working with geriatrics and nursing homes as a nurse for over 20+ years, I know this is what happpens, we try so hard to make people understand, I wish I had had this poem to help. Blessings and Peace, Blessings and Peace, you are now together again, hopefully that makes it all worthwhile. Be with God.
kricketkat2 2 years ago
Thank You .....
FoodLuckTv 2 years ago
Wow. Very emotional. A real eye opener! It is the sort of poem which makes me stop and think at what I take for granted.Thank you for sharing it.
rockfairy1993 2 years ago
The poem was pretty bad as a poem, almost doggerel, but Peter is a good old flog.
quagapp 2 years ago
amazing poem
sexyeamo 2 years ago
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fannypenis 2 years ago
Sir you are awesome. Of all the people that poison this chat.. but this is so pure, as are you. i hope you contenue to do stuff like this. you r an insparation to us all.
nigalleon 2 years ago
beautiful...
Socko1789 2 years ago
So very poignant.
All i have to say is that Old is an attitude; it's when you live and don't care if anything happens. I have an ex classmate that's in his 20's and he seems so old; he's had a bit of crappy luck. but if you've got spirit, it doesn't matter if you're elderly. it's not the same as being old.
reaperette 2 years ago
Peter, You are not old. You are a great person and god loves you. Peace
aapkostuum 2 years ago
well, one thing i always think of when i hear people seaping of death and dying is that its supposed to happen. Its all part of the process we have to go through and no one can get out of it, so instead accept it, be brave and live your life to the fullest. When its your time to go, look back on what you've done, the happy times and be thankful that you ever got the chance to live in this world, remember you beat millions of other potential sperms to enter this world... we're all so lucky.
Brady2k10 2 years ago
What a beautiful poem. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Puts things in perspective.
Johnnysgurl 2 years ago
i am very impressed by this poem and its interpretation!
sending my best regards from vienna austria!
Woelfinsusi 2 years ago
He's a great person.
Greetings from Romania
Savarli 2 years ago
poignant and beautiful.
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TexasMom17 2 years ago
that poem was all to real, u read it wonderfully, im 17 and it gives me a young life crisis lol. jk but deep stuff, your friend was smart, now hes on the next stage of life.
godwhyisthistaken 2 years ago
Well done Sir. We all need to be remined once in a while that we too will be old someday. Remember that when you get frustrated driving behind "gramps" or when they just want to take their time to talk to you and tell stories. They have been there and done that and unfortunately their bodies just aren't the same as they used to be...but the mind and spirit grow in wisdom and understanding. Please, stop and give them the time and respect they deserve, we too will want the same in return someday
porschenut911 2 years ago
Today I had an unfortunate experience of seeing an 87 year old woman being helped out of her car by her 85 year old husband.She relied on him to see her safely to where they were going.The lot was slippery and she fell very hard to the ground as her husband tried to prevent it. I provided first aid.Turns out she broke her hip 3 months after having the other one fixed. It broke my heart, husband crying because he felt it was his duty to protect her but he felt he failed. I hope she is ok :-(
porschenut911 2 years ago
you are not old at all. respect to you.
chgao88 2 years ago
wow that was powerful, i'm a respiratory therapist and work at a small community hospital in California and love to sit with my patients and hear them tell me littles pieces of their lives. I think us that are in health care are so lucky to be privy to so many people and to do what we can to help but sadly this privilege is often neglected or maybe not even realized at all.
MillsEJM 2 years ago
that is such an amazing poem
katharinethequene 2 years ago
Even at the age of 26, the idea of growing old terrifies me more than anything. I know that it is foolish as I've likely got decades ahead of me - but now and again I feel as if time is passing too quickly and I want to scream at it to slow down. Thank you Peter. That poem brought tears to my eyes.
SandraFowler 3 years ago
You daft bugger. lol. Don't worry about getting older. Just embrace it. I'm 27 and life is what you make it. The best we can do is learn from people like Peter. If we are lucky with our health and look after ourselves we can still be active until the day of our death. I am not religious, but whether that brings an afterlife or reincarnation or just a long long sleep....no matter....make the most of every day of the life that you have. Life is for living.
deepblue69uk 3 years ago
Amazing.
starfoxx 3 years ago
Wonderful - Beautiful - Unfair- aging is a nasty trick
Scripter555 3 years ago
this was beautiful
EndlessSummer93 3 years ago
That was very beautiful. The closest person I have in my life is an older person. I often wonder about those years ahead where she'll be relying on me for a lot of her needs, and I want her to know how appreciated she was in all her life.
There's so much to learn from those that have life lived. You seem to take things in such stride. You understand something about life through experience that none of us can see until we're there.
ashluh 3 years ago
Wow... you read this poem perfectly. So much so that this brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for sharing this with us. It was beautiful. ♥
pinkpixy 3 years ago
Beautiful and moving.
Kuenstlerin 3 years ago
This is such a beautiful and moving poem. Thanks a lot for sharing it.
inuitka 3 years ago
geriatric1927 - Great screenname and your reading moved me.
'Biography lends to death a new terror',
said Oscar Wilde. Best to write your own.
onefodderunit 3 years ago
Thank you, this poem brought tears to my eyes. I'm only 21 but I've always been a bit afraid of growing old for this exact reason. No matter how you lived, younger people tend to think that you are somehow a lesser person. Some will treat you like something fragile, some like a child, others will ignore you because they would think to themselves "what a crabby old man, what does he know about life and giving advice?"
Thank you once more for sharing this with us!
teodortenchev 3 years ago
Wow, what a fantastic poem. Thankyou very much for reading it Peter. Us young'uns have so much we can learn from old people, bridging the gap of generations is a fantastic thing one can achieve.
wolfben 3 years ago
I was amazed to hear you reading this poem, as I originally heard it as 'A CRABBIT OLD WOMAN'' and my sister knew one of the nurses that worked in the nursing home where the woman was staying, and the poem was discovered after her death in her cupboard. I copied it out for my gran, because I thought she'd like it, and after her death we found it in her cupboard.....and so it goes on it seems! I love this poem.
firehorse007 3 years ago
So beautiful, Peter, and so sad too. This man by writing this poem left a very important legacy for all of us - older people are so much more than their physical appearance and deserve to be treated with respect and consideration, especially by medical professionals, whose duty of care doesn't just require attending to their patients' basic needs but should (and often doesn't) include seeing beyond their bodies to the human being inside (the soul, or spirit, if you like). Brilliant poem. Thnx P
pianohead56 3 years ago
Why not substitute the word "woman" in place of the word "man". Women count too you know. Or do they....
Sharimax42 3 years ago
it WAS actually woman in the first place but it has got changed to man.... I think it works better as it was in the first place..!
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Peter I was told you forced your handicapped son out of your home.
Shame on you.
THEBURGERSHOT 3 years ago
Oh my goodness!! That was just beautiful and so very sad!! Thank you so much for sharing!! Read some more poems Peter (: Take care and a big *hug*
firefwi 3 years ago
sillyboy 3 years ago
I am glad I happened in here, and even more glad that you took the time to post this. Thank you.
Swinginforthefences 3 years ago
Ohhh my God that was beautiful. Tears in my eyes after that one. God bless you Pops.
Harry557 3 years ago
What an amazing poem, we all start out as children and we all end up as children. The circle of life is tragically short.
Grado2003 3 years ago
All I can say is, Beautiful just beautiful
steelersfan3538 3 years ago
Will you adopt me?
Not only did I like that poem, but I also love the fact that you read it with such passion. If I give you my email address, will you send it to me?
MuppetsRfUN 3 years ago
Amazing!
bravo
kinnerman1 3 years ago
I'm a teenager, and I have to admit that too often I fall into the category of those nurses who don't look beyond the "old" label, who don't care about the soul of a person if their body is declining.
This video gave me some poignant insight and I thank you very much for reading it. I'm going to show this to my friends... it isn't often that teens of today even try to see the elderly as anything but old.
By the way, you read beautifully with such steady timing. Again, thank you. :)
thecolorcarly 3 years ago
it is very,very true that teenagers mostly like us usually just think the elderly citizen as just people who have passed their age of glory,so far as i am concerned what they think is not true and even if it was,there wouldn't be doing such "great" things since all the teens these days that are about 13 (my age) just sit around playing video games..passioning.
sorry if i made any typos in this comment.
=3
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Peter why don't you just throw a bucket of petrol over yourself and then set yourself on fire. That would really make my day, you disgusting demented worthless sack of shit. Your son is full of shit and is disabled, and your wife is dead. Maybe you should be dead too.
UGLYCUNTPAUL1967uk 3 years ago
You recited this poem with such eloquence I wanted to cry. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece with us.
Kureeosity 3 years ago
Inspiring, evoking, priceless. Went straight to my heart. Thank you & God Bless.
marsharina59 3 years ago
I don't know how you said that poem without getting a frog in your throat. I would have been sobbing during that. This poem has opened my eyes. Thank You
benmooe2 3 years ago
I loved it, it suited the poem very well, thanks for the info. I'll be on my mission to find out what thats music piece is called now!
1451tyler 3 years ago
Great poem!
It makes people think about life.
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THEBURGERSHOT 3 years ago
Peter, what was the lovely song playing in the backround?
1451tyler 3 years ago
Great poem, a lot to think about. Thanks.
claudruiz 3 years ago
oh my goodness! i loved how u recited that poem! it was so lovely! great job!
lilylotus13 3 years ago
Yep, I saw one last night while watching Fright Night.
DurhamJohnston2008 3 years ago
That was an amazing story and poem!
bjovers 3 years ago
Lovely poem, made me cry!
jln195399 3 years ago
Excuse me sir, but aren't you the person off the Telecom adverts in New Zealand??
DurhamJohnston2008 3 years ago
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UGLYCUNTPAUL1967uk 3 years ago
Thank you Peter (I think that may be your name!?) for sharing this lovely poem. Just what I needed to hear. I'm in healthcare and will share this with some of my wonderful and dear patients. God Bless you darling. Sara
bunnykins110P 3 years ago
That was really good.
Colinnnnnnn 3 years ago
We see what we see and that is not always what is there.
Thank you Peter.
owenpope 3 years ago
Beautiful. So much more poignant read by you.
Lamia7609 3 years ago
Wonderful poem; it tears me up.
WhiteHatCowboy 3 years ago
If Dave Griffith did write this poem then he's hardly getting credit for it anywhere on the internet. And that's a real shame because an artist deserves credit for the work they produce at the very least, and the correct title for it too.
Babarundi 3 years ago
Thats a nice poem, and well read. Always has more meaning when read with heart. x
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BPV5000 3 years ago
how is that any of our business? he said it is nothing related to youtube so I don't really see how it has anything to do with us. Forgive me if I'm slow.
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No I could never be bothered to do that and I believe that you got this from a comment by someone else who was referring to an impending prosecution to one of my haters for some crime unrelated to youtube.
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BPV5000 3 years ago
Thanks Peter. Very moving and it moved me to tears. It should be published.
Thom, in South Carolina
MusicManInSC 3 years ago
Wow, as everyone else says, very beautiful, shows a different point of view that hardly everyone hardly sees
townofed 3 years ago
very beautiful
mackdan7 3 years ago
interesting...
tengiscool 3 years ago
Like Brandenburg No.2 Mov. 2 soundtracking there. :)
HARMONICO101 3 years ago
the history/mythology of the poem really doesn't matter for those of us who have a "crabby old man" in our lives. Even if the poem was in fact written by a younger man, it wrings true for those of us dealing with a parent who have been diminished by stroke(s) & dementia...Thanks for this vid.
ejp3art 3 years ago
Beautifully read. Lovely poem.
tankianchic930 3 years ago
It was a very touching poem.
And the end of the video I had tears in my eyes.
It reimainded me my work in the summer hollidays when I worked with old people.
Lots of love from Germany
Henriette
Kurti1992 3 years ago
This is a beautiful poem, and you present it beautifully as well. It reminded me of my Grandpa, who passed away when I was still in my teens. I had tear filled eyes by the end of your video. Thank you for sharing this poem.
~C
Chacha2787 3 years ago
What a very touching Poem!!!
All the Very Best for 2009 my Dear Peter!
Lot's of Love, hugs & kisses,
Nnek@ xxx
Nneka1963 3 years ago
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Do you really think that poem is gonna make any difference to anyone when you end up demented?
BPV5000 3 years ago
BPV5000, why dont you just shut your damn mouth. Have you no soul? Just ignore him sir. You've got things this fool will never have.
Brochius 3 years ago
this poem is called "Too Soon Old" by Dave Griffith of Fort Worth Texas. he has written over 500 poems. the story about it being found by nurses in a geriatric ward is a story created on the internet. look it up
captainspaulding17 3 years ago
Lovely!
andrew0keweli 3 years ago
What a wonderful poem.. reminds me of a piece of art I saw the other day which made me think and wished more people would consider their lives in comparison to how they treat others. I will see if I can send you the pic (if you can do such things on here.. not sure). All the best x.
ShakespearesChin 3 years ago
Sir, you said it so beautifully that I'm certain your deceased friend is smiling in the great beyond.
Live long and continue your great work.
firstbozo 3 years ago
you know what i think its the first poem i actually like very fasinating or however you say it very movin also
agent866 3 years ago
Wow, that was good. It's funny cause I don't come on youtube often and I just happened to today. It's my thirtieth birthday and the time is already flying. Very Cool vid my friend! :)
gouliegirl187 3 years ago
Very touching poem :)
jantheempress 3 years ago
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Peter has got big pathetic glasses and missing teeth.
BPV5000 3 years ago
BPV5000 - You, sir, will end up with much worse than that, at a much younger age, with that type of attitude. May I suggest shutting the fuck up before you make yourself look like more of a pathetic retard?
fmxtremeboi 3 years ago
Noone can say it better than this.
Brochius 3 years ago
Wonderful. You resite this poem so eloquently.
excbchic 3 years ago
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Peter body is covered in green moss - with a wet green glossy effect after it has been raining.
BPV5000 3 years ago
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Peter could never be excepted in a nursing home. His rotten body and teeth would be a serious health hazard.
BPV5000 3 years ago
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Peter's got pathetic glasses and missing teeth.
BPV5000 3 years ago
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Peter's body smells of 10 million stink bombs. He is crappy old 81-year-old human stink bomb.
BPV5000 3 years ago
good shit mate : )
rlectricdreams 3 years ago
no word. exelent.
mclaren122 3 years ago
Beautiful magnetic poem. Engagingly heartfelt and magnificent delivery from a natural born storyteller. Bravo, Peter! In sharing your talent you do others a great service.
pi314too 3 years ago
Very very moving, it brought tears to my eyes. Thanks you for sharing this with us.
mezlti 3 years ago
I have not watched you recently, but it doesn't matter, as always, your message is potent. You are Ace everytime I watch.
paindrain 3 years ago
Really moving... Thank you, Peter, for reading this wonderful poem to us. And you did that with so much heart!
Hugs from Brazil.
indiagitana 3 years ago
That was great, simply wonderfull.
nilsjevivderilsje 3 years ago
Your a very smart man, keep up the interesting videos.
Kindest regards,
ozmoviepro
ozmoviepro 3 years ago
this poem is beautiful <3
very moving
thank you for sharing it
reasona33 3 years ago
very moving, I hope everyone listens to this. Thank you for sharing.
Showgirly 3 years ago
One of your very best! Thank you Peter.
HappyCamper999 3 years ago
siiiick
britflik 3 years ago
Beautiful poem, you read it just right. You have a real poem and story telling way. Barb
hockeystickbd 3 years ago
Great poem and impressingly read!
tjostone 3 years ago
That was heart warming, but very sad. You told it very well.
HEPahl 3 years ago
I cried... Thank you.
fehquig 3 years ago
You do have your moments, and from the heart. Wisdom to the world
db1ny 3 years ago
Nodding... just nodding. You might hear a humbly whispered "Thank-you."
KateMcCridhe 3 years ago
I love this, you are awesome!!
hugs
Lauren:)
justwant2bhappy 3 years ago
Wow
Speechless... I'm so lost hearing you read that. They way you said it was so moving, so touching.
Ch28Kid 3 years ago
Oh my, how lovely and sad. Brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for thinking to share it, friend.
Peter, would you consider reading the occasional children's book to us? I would love to hear you read my childhood favorite, The Velveteen Rabbit. The message of it is so meaningful, and still affects me to this day. Please consider the idea. I can imagine mothers sitting their children in front of the computer before bedtime so Granddad can read them a story. Beautiful thought!
akaRubyHeart 3 years ago
Thank u, Peter. THANK you!
WhatYouSee 3 years ago
that was beautiful...thank you for sharing.
srezvani88 3 years ago
Peter you really touched me with this poem.
You're like an island of love and warmth on Y.T.
jan1035 3 years ago
Thanks Peter I love You - Fred MN USA
oldguy442 3 years ago
That was great!
Golatakloks 3 years ago
Wow...
TheAnnoyingSwede 3 years ago
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Don't worry Peter you will never end up in a nursing home. You will end up in a box instead - six feet deep.
MTGROUP2000 3 years ago
Spellbinding, thought provoking, and powerful. You read it beautifully. Just remarkable. Thank you Peter.
marykajohnson 3 years ago
ughhh now I am depressed. I really hope my generation takes responsibility for their elders. In N.A. especially the old are viewed as a nuisance. We should change this view, stop sticking them in nursing homes. It's such a shame, so much wasted knowledge and love.
chiccaboom 3 years ago
thanks for sharing that
danboarder 3 years ago