“The secret of long life,” Gramps said,
“A pinch of gunpowder at every meal.
It will keep your body healthy
And aches and pains will quickly heal.”
It must have worked for Grandpa,
He lived to be a hundred and three.
He’s best remembered for the crater
Where the crematorium used to be.

Wayne Edwards is a native Texan, graduate of Texas A&M University, and retired Air Force officer. He lives, with his wife Ruth, on a fish farm in Texas, in an underground house he built himself. Wayne can be reached via e-mail at 
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