HAWKEYE, JUST BARELY.

HAWKEYE, JUST BARELY.

 

A leaf fell down through the trees,

Under the riverbank he sees…

In a moment or two

Water current brings it through,

Riding the water, not breeze.

–

Picnics by riversides are restful,

And value of eyesight is testable…

Even though we’ve no need

To stay up to speed,

Having down time is good for the successful.

–

Watching leaves fall through trees is no crime,

As long as we get back on time…

We don’t need to capture fish

To enjoy a wholesome dish,

But to appreciate God’s Creation is prime.

 

–Jonathan Caswell

 

AGING FOR THE YOUNG

AGING FOR THE YOUNG

It’s hard to look at aging

With hormones a-raging…

But easier still

To know you will,

But it will not be your youth upstaging!

–

For some of us, our prime

Was years ago in time…

We feel “kinda” squirrelly,

We got old too early

And missed out on those miracle enzymes!

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For others, young love is ending,

(It hurts too much doing the bending)

That “empty gun”**

Is worn out son,

Don’t waste time in spending or pretending.

–Jonathan Caswell

**”empty gun”  is an analogy used in bawdier vaudeville routines.