Living the Aging Life

Good-by to you, Year ’21.

You weren’t a year of bright and fun.

Wracked by COVID.  Filled with woe.

No one’s sad to see you go.

December rain has turned to snow

all ‘round the Puget Sound.

Outside, instead of puddles and pools,

there’re inches of snow around.

We aren’t strangers to the rain,

but, the snow’s a diff’rent matter.

We’re used to soggy clothes and feet.

But our teeth don’t us’lly chatter.

Last Spring I bought a furnace.

It seemed a little dumb.

Who needs a brand new furnace

with hot summer months to come?

But, frigud cold and piled up snow

have chased away our rain.

I’m in a warm and comfy house.

I LUV my brand new Trane.

A blanket of snow’s spreading out cross the city.

It’s shimmering white.  I’ll admit:  it looks pretty!

But, I can’t go out when the snow gets this deep.

My driveway is long.  The climb is quite steep.

I have enough food.  That’s not what I’d buy….

I’d like to replenish my Pepsi supply.

She was just a teen in a dressing room,

trying clothes on with her Mom,

when the bullet tore through the plaster wall

with the lethal force of a bomb.

Police shot a suspect, as they meant to do

when they showed up at the scene.

But, bullets go where they want to go…

police also killed the teen.

Oh, well.

Merry Christmas, Ev’ry One!

May Joy attend your day.

May Love lift ev’ry human heart,

and, Peace be here to stay.

It’s a Holy Night

wherever you are.

You don’t have to wait

for a sign or a star.

This Holy Night

helps us all restart–

‘cause the Holy Night

is in Every One’s heart.

Talk to your doctor!

Whaddya’ say?

Sure there’s risk, but,

What The Hey?

Get Out of Your Zone!

and, try our stuff!

For what you’ve got,

it’s good enough.

Don’t worry ‘bout risks,

‘cause if you’ll try,

they’ll prob’bly happen to

some other guy.

If you all just act

on my sales pitch,

it’s good for me.

It’ll make me rich.

Talk to your doctor!

Whaddya’ say?

Sure there’s risk, but,

What The Hey?

Get Out of Your Zone!

and, try our stuff!

For what you’ve got,

it’s good enough.

Don’t worry ‘bout risks,

‘cause if you’ll try,

they’ll prob’bly happen to

some other guy.

If you all just act

on my sales pitch,

It’s good for me.

It’ll make me rich.

OMG! Did you see the moon last night?

…flaming ball in December’s sky?

…..spreading the earth with shimm’ring light

in its silent orbit by…

It’s a Ho! Ho! Ho!

to all of us…

and, a Merry New Year, too,…

and, a wish for health and happiness,

and, joy the next year through.