The day I retired My skills didn’t diminish Nor did they vanish Yet, now I’m out to pasture As useful as horse manure

It’s time for resolutions Change our lives for the better Give up our nasty habits And slow down the wear and tear Alcohol and cigarettes

Not a word spoken today Not a single person seen Just the four walls of my room Lonely, my whole world has been But I took flights of fancy

The sun barely o’er the trees Six o’clock early morning Sweltering day it will be Mercury swiftly rising Muggy humid misty haze

oh yes! she made a huge mistake! companionship; all she ever wanted so, she dated a man she met at a w… quite old he was; still, the man s… lo! he turned out to be an oversex…

Worry not dear child Someone’s looking out for you Whatever you do In stormy weather Someone will be beside you

Much longer it’s taken Is the end even in sight? Or must we wait till when All our hair turns white! Wish we can travel again

Summers used to be pleasant In the air the ocean’s salty scent Lows in the low seventies Highs in the low nineties Clear deep blue skies

Ceramic birdbath in the yard There, two robins splashing at pla… Reveling in mid-day sunshine But big redbird shooed them away The cardinal claims the whole bath

Our passionate wish to be somewher… For over here; days are shorter, n… With AC off electricity much lowe… But gas consumption has gone astro… Sun we haven’t seen, wondering whe…

I looked and chose a thick one Tossed it sideways into the water Grimacing; sticking out my tongue One, two… Quickly, it goes under… Then she looks around, a flat one

mementos all around, unremarkable remembrances of a life, long spent dog-eared pictures, news articles odd souvenirs from places she went… they clutter her room!

center Wake up sweet darling Let the sun caress you And let me kiss your lips Sweet as morning dew

center it rained; rather it poured! sheets and buckets of water fell in just a few hours; our street became a river!

On an old rocking chair, he sat Daydreaming, in a reverie Grinning, a beaming Cheshire cat Rememb’ring days fun and carefree Flashbacks of youthful escapades