"What A Nice Life I Have" was, with Jez Brul, a 'hit'.
Now she wants a sequel.So today I'll write a BIT....
.....MORE.
Perhaps two** years of marriage has passed since what first....
I wrote.... about my 'nice life'.NOT 'bad' years.Not the worst
.....I've had.
In several ways they've been better years, take note.
I'd be more SURE …if I could remember what I wrote ……
before.
I've reached seventy years old.No big deal.I don't care.
Hair's still grey, as is some formerly-white underwear.
I've had some body ‘minuses' to offset some ‘pluses',
nothing big either way.No need to ask what (the)fuss is.
One ‘big deal' for me occurred January 28th this year:
I had a tenth wedding anniversary.Hear! hear!
[[ One other marriage lasted longer, BUT only …..
because the ‘separation' "dragged on", & I, , Bri, was then...
again, LONELY! ]]
My diet is perhaps even BETTER, at least as good.
I'v gone to McDonald's less, but I would …..
go MORE, if it weren't a long walk just for ice cream.
I'd buy a gallon, IF I thought "she" would not SCREAM!
["she" = dear wife]
I don't walk as much; I don't want to buy shoes AGAIN,
but if I kept walking on pavement, of course THEN ….
I'd have to.
But I get some exercise, like this gardening season,
as "she" insists on MORE PLANTS (‘without rhyme or reason') !
I sometimes gripe about my ‘garden chores', BUT in fact ….
it gives me somethin' to do AND limits spouse CONTACT.
Otherwise, if "her" computer was ‘free', I just MIGHT ….
sit all day at PC, ‘eating' a Gazillion Megabytes!
Now, don't misunderstand me.I love my wife; I do!
It's just that ….Well, tell me, married men: "Ain't it ….TRUE? "
True that it's great to wear a wedding band, …and YET …
a spouse often thrives when s/he, some "downtime", does get …..
…..from "Him" or "Her"!
For instance, "she" has been on some very LONG trips of late,
and for most she's traveled with others.It's been great! !
I know she'll be back ‘where she belongs' (barring death) ...
and in her absence I'm "free".It is a bit like "A Breath …
...of Fresh Air"! !
[[ It's nice for her as well.Ask her! ]]
AND.....
This reminds me of why else I have a ‘nice life'.
I get to 'play' on PC, where there's hardly any strife.
There I practice being ‘good' …with poets known or NOT,
such as Jez, Andy(Paul) , Bharati, et al.Gee, there are a LOT!
Nudershada, Mark, Simone, Chris, and Valentin.
I have so much fun with poets and poems.Is it sin? !
If sin it is, I want MORE!Akhtar and Rose Marie.
And to think I get all them and MORE …all for FREE! !
James, Lora, Douglas, Geeta, Tom (x2) , RoseAnn, and more.
Kostas, Laurie, Dillip, Lyn & Lynn.More than a score!
[ a "score" = 20 ]
Valsa [[though she might accuse me of being silly]],
…‘Loke' ("Bro") , Lodigiana, Stuart, Perdita, but NO Billy.
John, Ruth, Eugene ("Gino") .Who am I forgetting? ?
Oh!Kim, Darwin, and Kelly!I hope it ain't upsetting ….
…..to them.
Hira, Annette (not so much now) , and more it's true.
Darlene (Darla) , Ging, Beach Girl (Debbie) .Della too.
Khairul, Rod (where are YOU?) , and [ ahhh! ] my little Suzette.
Another John, Brian [ no more? ].Some say "Bye", you bet.
[or don't bother]
AND: Wes is back, that old codger!Sweet Savita's here.
Aqua Flower too, though it's not her REAL name, I ‘fear'.
Fog Runner is still "running at the mouth", but I like HIM;
he's just like me:running at the mouth, NOT at a gym! !
Leo, and ‘Captain A' [he's busy with other stuff now in …..Iran].
Muzahidul, and Madathil, whose spellings I always CAN …
….find when I ‘need' them!
Most are in My Friends list here, but some I weed out,
due to ‘underuse'.And new friends will surely come …..about.
From shore to shore, over land and sea, friends are spread.
If I die, rest assured ….my poems can STILL can be read
I hope this pleases Jez Brul, my ‘Sometimes-Best-Friend'.
If not, Jez, be sure (ANY complaints ‘you' have)to send…
…..to Bri!
(July …..9th & 15th ….2018)
** Oh!It's been 4 1/2 years? ! ! ! !I COULD write more.;)
I won't, this year.
in the first stanza: Perhaps two** years of marriage has passed since what first..., .....has could be have, depending on whether one thinks of two** years of marriage as a whole or separate parts/years. It's the dealer's choice, and I'M THE DEALER (think of a card game in a gambling casino i think): i chose has and i'm sticking to it. ;) bri and to MyPoemList! !
Practice being good...that is so cute, Bri. No need to practice your lovely as you are. Poemhunter would be a dull site without you. Hmm...I agree every relationship needs space to rejuvenate. A little time apart undoubtedly creates fresh conversation and hopefully perspective.
A fascinating and honest write. BrI Edwards is a great poet who holds no iota of pretension. Enjoyed reading this real.life story.10 and onto my Poem List.
I've been single for nearly 16 years. Don't anticipate a change in that status. That doesn't mean anyone else cannot benefit from that type of commitment.: -)
Then development of Jez Brul Requests: A ' Bri's Nice Life Sequel ' is definitely amazingly done here. This reminds us of why else we have a ‘nice life'. Friendship carries new hopes always to create more and more. An amazing sharing is done here...10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Wow! That was not just a poem.It was a Odyssey!