Category: Growing Older

My cataracts have thickened, And my sight is growing dim. My neighbors say, quite often, That sometimes I don’t know them. My ankles both hold water; All the rest of me has leaks. I have a hard time hearing When a person I meet speaks. My steps have grown unsteady, And my hands both have [...]

When you get dressed, Give thought to whether The things you wear Go well together. Two things for sure, With negative zing, Are bifocals And a big nose ring. And you who seek Youthful adventures, Don’t pierce your tongue If you wear dentures. You’ll not do well, Attempting to flirt, In support hose And a [...]

Two gray-haired ladies were eating lunch; They’d been best friends for many years. Through times of sadness and heartache They’d shared times of laughter and tears. When Mattie told her friend Hattie, “It is very much to my shame, But for the very life of me, I can’t seem to recall your name!” Hattie just [...]

Two gray haired ladies were eating lunch; They’d been best friends for many years. Through times of sadness and heartache They’d shared times of laughter and tears. Then Mattie told her friend Hattie, “It is very much to my shame, But, for the very life of me I can’t seem to recall your name! Hattie [...]

Three deaf old friends were walking One said, “It’s windy, isn’t it?” Another said, “No it’s Thursday, Although it’s easy to forget.” The third said, “Well, I’m thirsty too. And if we weren’t all so flat broke We could walk down to the drugstore And buy us each a great big coke.”