My get up and go has got up and went
Here is a great poem on aging from http://www.dennydavis.net/poemfiles/aging2b.htm
How do I know that my youth is all spent?
Well, my get up and go has got up and went,
But in spite of it all I am able to grin.
When I think of the places my get up has been.
Old age is golden, So I've heard said
But sometimes I wonder, as I get into bed.
With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup
And my eyes on the table until I wake up.
Ere sleep dims my eyes I say to myself
"Is there anything else I can put on the shelf?"
And I'm happy to say as I close the door
"My friends are the same, perhaps even more."
When I was a young thing my slippers were red,
I could kick my heels as high as my head.
Then when I was older, my slippers were blue,
But still I could walk the whole day through.
Now I'm still older, my slippers are black.
I walk to the store and puff my way back.
The reason I know my youth is all spent,
My get up and go has got up and went.
But really, I don't mind when I think with a grin,
Of all the grand places my get up has been.
Since I have retired from life's competition
I busy myself with complete repetition.
I get up each morning and dust off my wits,
Pick up the paper and read the 'obits',
If my name is missing I know I'm not dead
So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed.
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John Rylance
6 years ago #5
#5 You might find another Paul Simon lyrics strike a chord. Have a look at the words to Still crazy after all these years
Royce Shook
6 years ago #4
John one of my favorite Simon songs, thank you for sharing.
John Rylance
6 years ago #3
Royce Shook
6 years ago #2
Ken, I find that he knows me very well, or he is just insightful. Glad you are a fan as I am.
Ken Boddie
6 years ago #1