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A Simple Choice

A simple choice presents itself Play it safe or take a chance I sit and stew and analyze As if my choice is do-or-die I sift and sort and sort and sift Hamstrung by habitual thrift Day and night I rack my brain Methinks I might just go insane Do I keep the only job I've ever known Or venture out of my comfort zone Then suddenly it comes to me I've played it safe all my life Why not take a risk Go all in And if I fail Is that a sin... One thing only troubles me I just turned eighty-three

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/29/2020 3:24:00 PM

I love the ending! I am almost never surprised. This was an exception.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/29/2020 4:43:00 PM

Surprises are needed once in a while in life, I think. Especially the good ones! :)

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 11/28/2020 7:23:00 PM

Hello Gershon … simply great Gershon and finishes on a positive note indeed. You’re never too old - thanks Gershon - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/29/2020 2:55:00 PM

Appreciate your appreciation, Lindsay. Here's to long life, Gershon

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 11/28/2020 5:08:00 PM

You’re never too old to take a risk, go for it. Ha, love the end line... Belle

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/28/2020 5:10:00 PM

Ha, ha! I'm already too old at 70. Sometimes it depends on what the Good Lord sends you... ~ Disabled and Discouraged, gw

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 11/28/2020 8:42:00 AM

Love the punch line at the end Gershon, but age is a number, it is how we will think, talk and dress. Can't understand woman who are 83 plus and dress up as lamb. Blessings, and hugs, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/28/2020 5:08:00 PM

Well, age also means something when it brings on physical disabilities. Believe me, I know... So age 83 to me looks really old now; i.e., it means a lot more pain. ~ Grinning and Grimacing, Gershon

Susan Ashley

Date: 11/26/2020 8:40:00 PM

Dear Gershon, I am caught up in your endearing consideration... the "should I stay or should I go" scenario.. I say go for it! Don't let a little thing like being eighty-three hold you back! ;) You pen gently amuses me. my dear friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/27/2020 9:30:00 AM

Well, I'm only 70 now, Susan, but my body is going on 170, so for me '83' looks the Mt. Everest. Glad that I can still amuse you, at any rate. Joy and Jubilation, Gershon