Lorded By Rings

Seventy-nine and counting now:
I’ve got a little streak
continuing to close my rings;
obsession’s not yet peaked.

My wife says that I am possessed
by My Precious new watch,
that I’ve surpassed that Smeagol lad,
taken it up a notch.

But it’s no worse than poetry;
in fact, they’re both a win:
the one keeps dementia at bay,
the other keeps me thin.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Krutsinger Avatar
January 18, 2023 at 2:06 AM
This is what I am hoping poetry and art will do for me "the one keeps dementia at bay,"
Logan Avatar
January 17, 2023 at 5:02 AM
Constructive thinking preserves the mind.
Rees Avatar
January 16, 2023 at 5:03 AM
Very good. Love the last two lines. From the heart this one I suspect.
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