David Pekrul Poet Rhyme

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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Lenna Walker April 29, 2017 at 11:11 AM This is great David ! Happy 66th birthday (just in case it is). I enjoyed this read David Pekrul April 29, 2017 at 11:15 AM Thanks Lehna, I'll be 67 the beginning of October. 86 is coming fast!!

Kim Merryman April 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM Great poem, David! I enjoyed it. Blessings, Kim David Pekrul April 29, 2017 at 10:03 AM Thank you Kim.

Richard D Seal April 28, 2017 at 5:59 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 David Pekrul April 28, 2017 at 6:03 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.