969 a Thousand Years of Ticking Time

969 A Thousand Years of Ticking Time David J Walker Mr. Methuselah A word please It’s about time To reveal what you know and When you knew that you knew it What you remember and When to remember to remember it Were you a slow learner Did you live longer at home Was there a word for teenager Did you get along with your father Did your mother nag you about grad school Did you save enough for retirement Did Lamech get a tatu with his girl-friends name Was Naamah bad about Honey-Do’s when You became empty nesters What festers in your mind about Things you never got around to Did you play catch with The sons of your grandsons In the afternoons Did you ever take Noah to a ballgame and Buy popcorn and have a beer And talk about things to come between innings Did you ever forget an anniversary or Which one it was Do you remember all your grandchildren’s names Someone did and wrote them down and I bet it was Naamah right I bet it was Naamah that kept things going I bet it was Naamah who held court like Queen Victoria Gathering her many grandsons to her knee Mr. Methuselah What If anything Can you tell me to make me want to Live long than you