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the three-quarter mark
My hair is still red...
somewhat faded…
and my forelock is shot with white...
I've spent most of my life in the great outdoors…
exposed to the bright sunlight...
my skin is a roadmap of wrinkles
and freckles are my glory…
I think I'll stop while I'm ahead
'nuff said... that's my story...
Let's hear it for the chronologically gifted...
somewhat faded…
and my forelock is shot with white...
I've spent most of my life in the great outdoors…
exposed to the bright sunlight...
my skin is a roadmap of wrinkles
and freckles are my glory…
I think I'll stop while I'm ahead
'nuff said... that's my story...
Let's hear it for the chronologically gifted...
Published 30th Sep 2019
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30th Sep 2019 9:29am
This reminds me of some of the songs on that brilliant Willie Nelson album, "Last Man Standing." I think we all contemplate life and our own mortality as we age. Like Willie, you do it in an upbeat and entertaining manner!
Thanks for the good words, Silver...
Everything Willie does is brilliant...
he is so far the last true crooner...
That you mention him in the same sentence with me ... pure flattery...
I'll bask in the warmth of that for a while...
But much to our good fortune...
Willie's not... the last of his line
I have heard his son Lucas perform...just a few short years ago...
the boy has his Daddy's voice...sure and true...on top of his own style...
There will be no drought of crooners...we got us another generation comin' up... Hugs, Ely
Everything Willie does is brilliant...
he is so far the last true crooner...
That you mention him in the same sentence with me ... pure flattery...
I'll bask in the warmth of that for a while...
But much to our good fortune...
Willie's not... the last of his line
I have heard his son Lucas perform...just a few short years ago...
the boy has his Daddy's voice...sure and true...on top of his own style...
There will be no drought of crooners...we got us another generation comin' up... Hugs, Ely
30th Sep 2019 9:48pm
30th Sep 2019 12:30pm
1st Oct 2019 00:16am
Exactamente...
You are soo right, B-kitty...
if we don't cheer each other on...
who will...
we know us best...
rock on ...forever poetry...
Time's a'wasting...
hugs... Ely
You are soo right, B-kitty...
if we don't cheer each other on...
who will...
we know us best...
rock on ...forever poetry...
Time's a'wasting...
hugs... Ely
Anonymous
30th Sep 2019 2:06pm
You've still got colour in your hair! That's awesome! Mine has been all white for more than a decade already. Started trying to turn white in my teens. But I fought it tooth and nail. I'm rather fond of it now...much like you and your freckles. :-)
It's the grace we age with that creates the most beauty, I think :-)
It's the grace we age with that creates the most beauty, I think :-)
