If You Live to Get Old
Dedicated to my Father, of
Blessed Memory!
If You Live to Get Old...
Yet, you retain, your youthful
heart,
Zowie~ you have an enormous
start!
Sure, your rooftop may turn
gray.
But to you, each day is but
another chance to truly play!
You do anything you darn well
please.
You are the last to be cleaning
out cabinets on your sore knees.
Sure, you have pain of all kinds,
Comes with the territory, pay it
no mind.
My Father refused to go to the
Doc's! (three cheers, Dad)
He lived long and extended his
life clock.
He always did things for others
No matter the weather.
Bet he's in heaven now~wearing
a smile, and elegant Borsellino
hat with an exquisite feather.
And driving his favorite car, the Cadillac,
with gorgeous, elegant soft leather.
My Father~ a man who loved life,
jokes, family, great music, food and yes~
playing the ponies,
at Arlington Park Race Track.
Later, his granddaughter was the
star and love of his life!
So, if you get to grow old,
Create fun and enjoy it.
Do not be morose, be happy and
outrageously bold!
And always follow Whitman's
advice:
" Resist much; obey, little!
Then~~ it's a blast, growing old.
June 20,2019
Panagiota Romios
Jane, dad was wonderful to all people of all ages. He made up poems for me when I was young.. PS, excuse misspellings I make, I can't go back and correct them on my device, sorry.
A beautiful memorial to a wonderful dad, well articulated and elegantly crafted with conviction. An insightful creation, very heartfelt. Thanks for sharing, Panagiota.
My father deserved tis tribute and more, Chinedu. He shared his heart and money with anyone in need of it. quite a humanist, thank you..Panagiota
I have done it, Panagiota! I have lived to grow old, and so has Wes Vogler, whose comment is below. Wes is a great guy. You really should read his comic strip " Early Days with Oogie" . Wes is a very talented artist and cartoonist, and writes a limerick to accompany each strip!
Kim, I have done it, like you and Wes! We are blessed to grow old. I have trouble locating poets on the site. I can't explain it. I usually have to go to search engine to find them, , , it's silly sounding but the format here confuses m Panagiota thank you.
You have a good handle on life from the sounds of it, My dad always said take as little abuse as possible and try to harm no one ... this has always worked for me for 89 years and counting. Hope to hear more from you
I did reply in the wrong place! Sorry it's listed with other comments about your limerick. Panagiota, new learner, -)) sorry for my confusion,
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Excellent advice, but I don't expect to take my Borsalino with me.
Actually, I have his Borsalino. It was only my imagination that he is wearing one now.