Retirement
Before Jack retired
He promised that
He shovel the snow
He'd feed the cat
He'd fix the roof
And mend the sink
He paint the
Bathroom sunrise pink
He'd build a den
And repair the phones
He'd set the yard
With patio stones
He said he'd dig
The garden plot
Clean the attic
Extent the lot
He'd clean the windows
Eaves and spout
Get all the soggy
Dead leaves out
We'd buy a trailer
Jack and me
And then go
Visit cousin Dee
We'd jet away
To sunny lands
Bask on warm
And tropic sands
Spend our days
In hottest Reno
Night time jaunts
To the casino
Dance the tango
Dine out late
Sleep in peace
At motel eight
Fly to Paris
Greece or Rome
Never spend
A day at home
Now old Jack
Has made it clear
Lies on sofa
Drinking beer
Forgetting words
of yesterday
Jack is finally
here to stay
Paunchy, balding
And much alive
Jack sure is
loving sixty five
Copyright © Valerie Bellefleur | Year Posted 2008
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