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I'M 86 Years Old Today

I'm 86 years old today, And look back on my life, I raised a couple real great kids, And had a loving wife. A little house to call my own, A yard in which to putter, But now I'm slowly wearing down, My mind at times will stutter. Remembering things from distant past, Forgetting yesterday. Like, did my children come to visit? I can't really say. These days I think about the past, And things that I have done, The many battles I have fought, The many races run. I may not know what day it is, Or what I did last week, I know that I fulfilled my life, And that it is complete. And now I'm really getting old, And soon I'll be in Heaven, But if I don't see God this year, ………then I'll turn 87.

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Date: 4/29/2017 11:11:00 AM
This is great David ! Happy 66th birthday (just in case it is). I enjoyed this read
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Date: 4/29/2017 11:15:00 AM
Thanks Lehna, I'll be 67 the beginning of October. 86 is coming fast!!
Date: 4/29/2017 10:00:00 AM
Great poem, David! I enjoyed it. Blessings, Kim
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Date: 4/29/2017 10:03:00 AM
Thank you Kim.
Date: 4/28/2017 5:59:00 PM
Hi David, Happy birthday to you. I hope I'm as cognizant as you at 86, but I can see you being around writing for many years yet. Neat poem. Take care, Richard
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Date: 4/28/2017 6:03:00 PM
Thanks Richard, but this poem is still a bit of fiction at this stage of my life as I am only 66 years old. But I do hope to keep going long past 86. I think 86 is the new 66.

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