Green Banana's

A time is reached in life if one remains Alive to tell the tale: That certain things He once performed routinely, ascertains The notion, habits must desist that brings About awareness: His mortality. Employment ends; Retirement is here. The monthly saving wanes. Frugality Submits to lavish tastes. The thirty year Installment loan is paid. But now he’s glum. Himself avoiding buying banana’s That are unripe for fear his death my come Before they ripen. Shakespeariana Unfolding: Final act that brings a frown The man’s demise. They ring the curtain down.