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Codger Micro-Poem Collection (part 3)
\nby Derek & Comrade AI<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

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19. The Boiler Still Has Steam<\/b><\/h2>\n

Pressure rising,
\nHeat swirling.
\nCodgers don\u2019t cool off\u2014
\nThey simmer wisely.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

20. Worn Edges, Sharp Wit<\/b><\/h2>\n

Weathered outside,
\nLightning inside.
\nAge dulls nothing important.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

21. A Codger\u2019s Kind of Strength<\/b><\/h2>\n

Strength isn\u2019t lifting\u2014
\nIt\u2019s lasting.
\nNot force,
\nBut fortitude.<\/p>\n

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22. A Smile Earned the Hard Way<\/b><\/h2>\n

It took decades
\nTo learn this smile.
\nThat\u2019s why it glows.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

23. Keeping Time with an Aching Wrist<\/b><\/h2>\n

A beat kept slowly,
\nBut kept.
\nRhythm lives in us still,
\nEven when the hand protests.<\/p>\n

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24. The Miracle of Just Showing Up<\/b><\/h2>\n

Presence over perfection.
\nBeing here is heroic.
\nCodgers arrive\u2014
\nThat\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n

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25. Forward Is Forward<\/b><\/h2>\n

No matter the speed.
\nNo matter the shuffle.
\nProgress counts\u2014
\nEspecially the tiny kind.<\/p>\n

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26. Trouble Getting Up, But We Get Up<\/b><\/h2>\n

The rising is rough.
\nThe rising is real.
\nBut rise we do\u2014
\nEvery time.<\/p>\n

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27. A Lifetime Distilled<\/b><\/h2>\n

Wisdom isn\u2019t spoken\u2014
\nIt\u2019s steeped.
\nCodgers carry the flavour of years
\nIn every gesture.<\/p>\n

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