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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

An O with a stumpy tail, A letter of little use, Used by the duck But not by the goose. A letter of which I’m not too keen But used by royalty It’s fit for a queen. When we play Scrabble We find that the Q Is almost worthless Without its U. I’ve much in […]

I said, “That’s a pretty girl you have.” She said, “You’re talking about my son.” I thought some flattery in order To correct the faux pas I had done. I said, “His mother! But you’re so young! You surely mean that he’s your brother?” She said, “Apology’s accepted But I’m his dad, I’m not his […]