Saturday, July 29, 2017

Lessons Along the Way


Save your money for a rainy day. That’s what they say.
It’s a Windsor Knot only if tied a certain way.
People shy away from those who constantly complain.
These lines I write are growing shorter each day.
Golden Rules I learned as a child which got me where
I am today, have been jettisoned one at a time to
lighten my load along the way. No one taught me how
to grow old gracefully. (I was absent from school that day.)
Recently, it seems, I turned around and looked behind me,
and my youth waved goodbye. He shook his head and told me
emphatically, “No way in hell am I going there. Old man, you
and those worn-out shoes of yours are definitely on your own.”

Chris Hanch 7-29-17

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