"A Legend In My Time" and "That Certain Age" - two poems
Posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
by David Pekrul
A Legend In My Time
Born to rumble, born to rock,
Now I'm old, can't find my sock,
And I'm losing all my hair,
Rumble only in my chair.
Rode a Harley, drove a rod,
Built just like a Roman god,
Now I putter 'round the block,
In my scooter; cannot walk.
Kissed the girls where lovers park,
Now my nurse says it's too late,
If I'm out at half past eight.
Opened bottles with my teeth,
Now my dentures I bequeath,
To the ones who carry on,
After I am dead and gone.
Once a legend in my time,
Now a legend in my mind,
Telling stories, not so true,
Not quite lies, but truth that grew.
That Certain Age
I never thought I'd be this age,
(The years, they really move),
Yet even though I'm getting old,
A few things do improve.
Like, I can sit around all day,
And never do a thing,
No longer have to cook a meal,
My nurse does everything.
And when I've had a lot to drink,
And squirm just like an ant,
I never have to find the 'Loo',
I do it in my pants.
And no one ever says a thing,
For they're afraid to ask,
Why I'm outside with nothing on,
Except a cape and mask.
Senility is not for me,
My mind is very clear,
I do the things I want to do,
I'm not like I appear.
As I attain a certain age,
I act the way I please,
For I can do most anything,
With "grace and expertise".
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Hi David.Hey! I want some of that.Very fun and entertaining.DianneThanks Diane,I'm afraid we're all going to get to this stage faster than what we'd like.
David :-)I have joined your fan club - a good laugh is the best tonic and your poetry certainly is entertaining - thank youThanks Michelle.I'll add some limericks also from time to time.
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