There is nothing the matter with me.
I'm as healthy as I can be.
I have arthritis in both my knees
And when I talk, I talk with a wheeze.
My pulse is weak, and my blood is thin
But I'm awfully well for the shape I'm in.
Arch supports I have for my feet
Or I wouldn't be able to be on the street.
Sleep is denied me night after night,
But every morning I find I'm all right.
My memory is failing, my head's in a spin
But I'm awfully well for the shape I'm in.
The moral is this, as my tale I unfold,
That for you and me who are growing old,
It's better to say "I'm fine" with a grin
Than to let folks know the shape we are in.
How do I know that my youth is all spent?
Well, my "get up and go" just got up and went.
But I really don't mind when I think with a grin
Of all the grand places my "get up" has been.
Old age is golden, I've heard it said;
But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed
With my ears in the drawer my teeth in a cup,
My eyes on the table until I wake up.
Ere sleep overtakes me, I say to myself,
"Is there anything else I could lay on the shelf?"
When I was young my slippers were red,
I could kick my heels over my head
When I was older my slippers were blue,
But I still could dance the whole night through.
Now I am old, my slippers are black,
I walk to the store and puff my way back.
I get up each morning and dust off my wits
And pick up the paper and read the obits.
If my name is still missing, I know I'm not dead
So I fix me some breakfast and go back to bed.
2006-07-08 05:28:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
A lot of thinking went into this poem, and it is so well done !
think....One of the best ....How do i print this ?
2006-07-09 02:18:29 · answer #1 · answered by Featherman 5 · 4⤊ 4⤋
its kinda long actually..........
i think the poem is all about getting old...
the feeling that goes with it and sometimes the rejection by those younger...
probably, that's how will turn up years or decades from now.....
also, i've seen so many incorrect grammars and spellings..
2006-07-08 05:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cool. A little lengthy but cool
2006-07-08 05:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by younggb77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohhh was that really a joke...
I thought I'm reading a novel
2006-07-08 06:33:54 · answer #4 · answered by Ω Nookey™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its too long i just read the first lines
many grammar and spilling mistakes
r u guys kidding its awful
2006-07-08 05:44:02 · answer #5 · answered by KHALID 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is good! Hey Check mine out!
http://www.total-knowledge.com/~willyblues/
2006-07-08 05:36:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very nice and very long. Oh, and very interesting.
2006-07-08 05:30:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is good you need to puts this in poem.com
2006-07-08 05:32:46 · answer #8 · answered by tropica panama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT's cool,i liked it
2006-07-08 05:32:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
very nice. i liked it. i can link it very much to my grand parents. keep up this kind of work. thanks!
2006-07-08 05:37:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋