Category: Growing Older

The three of us were standing there, One with a walker, two with canes. We were all there drinking coffee And discussing our aches and pains. Then one fellow dropped his car keys, While he was filling up his cup. We just stood there, three helpless guys, No one could bend to pick them up!

She sat there on her Grandpa’s knee, As he read to her from her book. She felt first of his cheek, then hers, And her face had a puzzled look. She touched his gnarled weathered hands, As she sat on his bony knee. And then she asked him once again, “And you think God also […]

I used to go to the barber shop To talk and pass the time of day. I used to go to the barber shop Whenever I had things to say. I miss those trips to the barber shop To spin tales in the barber’s chair. But I don’t go to the barber shop Since I […]

I am the oldest Man alive. I’m one hundred And forty-five. I read it so It must be real. You’re no older Than you feel. So if it’s true What experts say, Then that’s how old I am today!

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 […]