autumn of life
Years of twilight
Autumn of life is a poetic expression for old age, the period when life is waning toward its end.
The metaphor draws on autumn as the season before winter's barrenness—a time of decline but also of harvest and reflection: In the autumn of his life, he finally wrote his memoirs.
- elderhoodState of being aged
- silver foxAppealing older gentleman
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- empty nestHome without children anymore
- rocking chairSeat on curved runners
nostalgia · golden years · serenity · slowing down · mortality · memento mori · final chapter · harvest time · legacy · late adulthood · acceptance · aging process · wisdom · twilight years · ripeness · resilience · generativity · gratitude
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
life stage
autumn of lifespring of life
Source of vitality
youth · childhood · prime of life · infancy · springtime
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