O Do You Remember Redux

O, do you remember how I once was thin? I’ve been there before, and I’ll be there again. But if I chose a fave, food would probably win; I’m in sort of a deep hole before I begin… Because barbecue’d meats are a man’s true delight, And some smoked mac-n-cheese complements all things, right? And I tend to eschew if the label says, “Lite”, But I neither am one to back down from a fight. I’m not one to diet, but I don’t mean to scoff, so instead I’ve decided to walk my *ss off. Yes, I’m hiking right ‘round the bend, living the dream, eating ripe wild persimmons with sugar and cream.
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Hankins Avatar
November 25, 2022 at 9:29 AM
O dear, Jeff, you might be putting it on faster than you can walk it off. That's my problem!
Kyser Avatar
November 25, 2022 at 10:41 AM
I have really upped the gain on the hiking since the heart ablation, and have shed about 14 pounds. But the holidays and the delicious desserts do make it hard!
Rose  Avatar
November 25, 2022 at 3:52 AM
lol I love a man who has his own mind and knows the treasures he finds in food, and in walking. A delightful poem that makes me smile, :)
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