Old Enough


I’m old enough that I sometimes don’t remember being young.


I’m old enough that my skin and aura-faces wrinkle and succumb.

A once swift flowing stream has been reduced to tinkle and hum.

I can spent all day tinkering around and tinkling

but when I go to bed I’m given some reprieve

in dreams of glorious streams a twinkle

that implore me to waken, arise and…

tinkle.


I’m old enough that I sometimes don’t remember being

old enough that I sometimes couldn’t  remember being young.


I’m old enough to be grateful for my family and friends

and hope to never be old enough to pass a broken fence to mend.

Should we rendezvous and I shan’t remember you don’t dismay

as I’ll likely be happy to meet the same new people every day.

Tinkle and hum…



© David Girard 19/11/19

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