Old Jim One I See Often Poem by Francis Duggan

Old Jim one i see often though not every day
About him he has such a likeable way
An octogenarian he is eighty three
Though he looks ten years younger than that to me
He does not have children and since the death of Kathy his wife
On his own he faces every challenge of life
Five years ago she died of cancer her end painful and slow
A kind and beautiful person she had the inner glow
But with life's every challenge old Jim seems to cope
Of better times ahead one who does live in hope
So down to earth and honest and free of guile
He greets everybody with a happy smile
And though clearly he has known a far better day
He does not look his age though his hair is silver gray.