Living the Aging Life

Today I wish All Good to you.

I wish you joy and laughter.

I wish you health and wealth and friends

and happiness ever after.

With rainbows dancing through the sky….

with flowers kissed by a butterfly…

with the gentle touch of an April wind…

let your special day begin.

I stepped outside onto my porch

and there I found a toad.

“Old Toad,” I said, “this is not for you.

Just hop on down the road.”

He popped big eyes and to my surprise

said “I came to let you know

that things are not as bad as they seem.

I’ve a Message before I go.

Just hold on and do your part.

Keep your Courage.  Don’t Lose Heart.

Wherever you are, do the Best You Can.

There still is a shining future for Man.”

He said “I came to spread the word…

a simple message that needs to be heard.”

And then he croaked and shifted his load

and then he hopped on down the road.

I like to rock in my rocking chair.

Sitting quiet, going nowhere.

Life’s at peace.  It’s quiet there.

Rocking along in my rocking chair.

Today I got a furnace –

said “Good-Bye” to an old friend.

The old one was still working,

but was coming to an end.

So now I have a new one.

We’ll start a life together.

I hope for warm companionship

in the months of dreary weather.

The candle’s flame is burning

….burning brightly, clear, and true…

…lights a path that’s clear and steady

as it shows the way for you.

England’s had its funeral and

it was a Grand Affair,

with Pomp and Ceremony and

a Grandeur in the Air!

It suited England’s reigning Prince.

(I’m sure it cost a pretty pence!)

And all of us had a chance to see

a glimpse of the mourning Royalty.