Living the Aging Life

Smoke hovers over the neighborhood.

Ratings are “Toxic”—“Hazardous”—“Plain Not Good”.

The smoke is becoming Quite Perverse.

It vacillates ‘tween Bad and Worse.

I’ve given up on 2020.

I’ve decided it’s a Lost Cause.

The year has dragged on much too long.

Let’s all just give it a Pause.

The year has been a Bummer.

It’s usefulness is gone.

Let’s all agree to let it go —

Fast Forward to 2021.

Robo-Calls are robo-ing.

I’m climbing up the wall.

Some days they have a little pause.

Today, no break at all.

I’m a Very Happy Camper

tho I still feel a little shock!

I just went up to Safeway.

Guess what they had in stock?

The treat I’m always looking for.

The treat I ‘specially adore.

The treat I look for near and far:

My Whidbey Island Ice Cream Bar!

I’m giving up my Book Club.

It makes me Very Sad.

But, times are changing, life goes on…

Perhaps that not too bad.

My Book Club’s switching over to Zoom

to cope in this time of the Virus.

I’m not feeling up to Zoom:

I still use a quill on papyrus.

“Repent!  Repent!  For the End is Nigh!”

I will repent!  I will, I cry!  I’ll gladly do my share!

I’ll do about whatever it takes

to get some clean, fresh ocean air!

Air Quality’s improving –

up from “Toxic” to “Quite Bad.”

This year of 2020’s shaping as

“The Worst We’ve Ever Had.”

The Virus rages round us, so

the Risk is present still.

If the Virus doesn’t get us,

Air Particulates will.

Today I washed my dusty car.

It’s something of a chore for me.

But one good thing stands out by far:

How much better I can see!

Today I sat on my back porch

and soaked up September’s sun.

And I realize, to my surprise,

that winter’s nearly begun.

I live in a house with three old cats

and they live here with me.

I may be daft to have three old cats

but I have come to see

that living in a house with three old cats

is better than living with just me.