Category: Growing Older

He was supposed to memorize
The entire Gettysburg Address,
Which was causing my grandson
A lot of worry and distress.
So I recited it for him,
As I had learned it long ago.
It was to him a big surprise
That it was something I would know.
He said, “It’s easy to recall
Something that you actually saw.”
When Lincoln made his famous speech,
Were you [...]

Although ninety years old,
Jack played golf every day,
So he was unhappy,
His sight was slipping away.
He could still hit the ball
A good country mile,
But not seeing its flight
Was cramping his style.
His wife said, “Take Herby,
He has perfect eyesight.
He’s a hundred and two
But he’s still very spright.”
So Jack took old Herby,
To watch him tee off,
Ignoring his wheezing
And [...]

The old man sitting next to me
Was searching for his ticket.
He said he’d looked in all the places
Where he would usually stick it.
I told him, “Tell me where you’re going
And I will gladly pay your fare.
He said, “That’s why I need my ticket,
It’s how I’ll know when I get there.”

When I was young my father said,
“Always respect your elders, Son.”
It’s difficult because of late,
I have a hard time finding one!

I looked into a mirror
And saw my mother there
The wrinkles by my eyes
And the way I comb my hair.
“Dear God above,” I thought,
Have I really become her?
The way I treat my kids,
The lifestyle I prefer?”
I told my youngest sister,
“We share with one another.”
“Be glad,” she said, “’cause soon,
You’ll be seeing our Grandmother!”