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Free 40th birthday poems

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Here are two poems, it might be fun if you mix and match the verse's between them to make your own!

The Ripe Young Age Of Forty

Aren't you tired of all the jokes
Of the people yelling "lordy, lordy"
All because you're turning
the ripe young age of forty?

Oh how you thought you knew it all
Well, you sure as heck knew plenty
And you put it all to use real good
At the ripe old age of twenty

And when it came to romance
You were awfully awfully flirty
No one could hold a candle to you
When you were all of thirty

But now they say you're older
And breaking down doesn't feel so nifty
But how much worse will it be
In ten years when you turn fifty?

Yes, you still have aches and pains
Always asking the doctor to "please fix me"
Could you please stop your whinin' though?
You sound like you've just turned sixty!

Well, take a deep breath and relax my friend
And tonight when you drift off into slumber
Forget about having just turned forty
Afterall, it's just a number

How old are you

As we age and get older
Some things become harder to do
But no one knows this near as much
As poor decrepit you

"How old are you" comes the question
And you simply let out a drawn out sigh
It's not from depression or a bad mood
It's just so hard to count that high

If your age was a paycheck
You would be a rich man
If your age was a bank account
You could buy a large tract of land

If your age was the temperature
You'd be suffering from heat stroke
If your age was a comedian
It would tell an extremely old joke

If your age was your waist size
No pants would ever fit
If your age was a zookeeper
It would be so slow it would get bit

But forty isn't really all that old
You have way more future than you have past
Your body may be slowing down, that's true
But, relax, your mind was really never fast

Keep scrolling down
There is no need to frown
There are more poems beneath
To keep you at your seat

There are many different ways to either celebrate your own 40th birthday or to surprise someone on their 40th birthday. Here we suggest a few ideas to help you along the way and please feel free to share any thoughts or ideas with us in our guestbook which you can find further along down the page....

Number one probably has to be, Throw a party, you might even want to spice the party up a little and make it a themed occasion where you invite your guests to dress up in a certain themed costume and maybe ask the birthday boy or girl to wear a different themed costume to ensure the guest of honour stands out and can be noticed. Another idea could be to have a 'four decades' party with the venue set up into the styles of the previous four decades and within each area you could maybe place photo's of the host as they lived through each era, or maybe you could set up a 'this is your life' party where you highlight the ups, downs and all out funny moments of the past 40 years.
Another thought for a party could be a casino evening, there are numerous possibilities here and maybe, especially for men, poker is the in thing !

Another great way of spending your 40th could be to, Take a break. There are many long or short vacations where you can simply relax and unwind.

Why not try an Experience. Experiences can range from a day trip to a theme park to a vip nascar day trip. They can be for the thrill seekers who might want to try a parachute jump to others who may want a day at a football game or even less strenuous like a pampered day at a health and beauty resort, the choice of Experiences available are vast and there should be something for everyone's taste.

Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.
Helen Rowland

At the age of 20, we don't care what the world thinks of us; at 30, we worry about what it is thinking of us; at 40, we discover that it wasn't thinking of us at all.
Unknown Author

The first forty years of life give us the text: the next thirty supply the commentary.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Life begins at forty.
W. B. Pitkin

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.
Victor Hugo

The I just woke up face of your 30's is the all day long face of your 40's.
Libby Reid

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
Voltaire

Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Jack Benny

To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.
Bernard M. Baruch

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
Robert Frost

Women deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of twenty eight and forty
James Thurber

Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.
Bob Hope

Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning.
Bob Hope

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Charles Schulz

Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier.
Dan Bennett

So big deal you're getting older

An invading army wears lots of camouflage
They don't need to look trendy or even sporty
But then there is you on the other hand
Doing your best to not look forty

Your new hairstyle is top notch
The color couldn't be bolder
But it can't hide the fact
That yes, you are getting older

Your new face lift is undetectable
Or so you'd like to think
People keep wondering if your skull is getting larger
Or if your skin is prone to shrink

Your wardrobe surely needs some attention
It's as if you dress like your house has no mirrors
And just like the famous Haley's Comet
Some of your clothing has not been seen in years

So big deal you're getting older
It isn't any reason for you to sulk
And who cares that you have to purchase
Your wrinkle remover in bulk

So, embrace your age proudly now
And face the world with a new hunger
And if all else fails and you're feeling down
Just try dating someone who is much younger