Just a line to say I'm Living! by: Pappy 25 JUN, 2001

Just a line to say I'm living
that I'm not among the dead;
though I'm getting more forgetful,
and mixed up in the head.

I got used to my arthritis,
to my dentures I'm resigned;
I can manage my bifocals,
but, God, I miss my mind.

For sometimes I can't remember,
when I stand at the foot of the stairs;
if I must go up for something,
or have I just come down from there?

And before the fridge so often,
my poor mind is filled with doubt;
have I put the food away,
or have I come to take some out?

And there are times when it is dark,
with my nightcap on my head;
I don't know if I'm retiring,
or just getting out of bed.

So if it's my turn to write to you,
there's no need for getting sore;
I may think that I have written,
and don't want to be a bore.


Something besides politics for a change
"Pappy"