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The oldies blog I know of a writer/poet who has dedicated His blog to old age, being considerably older then him, I think he is on the wrong track. To write about a poet who couldn`t find his Specs, his wife saw them in the freezer beside The ice-cream is chuckling, but overall people Don`t want to know about infirmity. To write down what happens to an old person On an everyday basis is not what young Readers care about, say farting and trouble With peeing, they want to hear about love and The falling of love and the heartache it brings. To see the object of desire talking to other men The jealousy that gnaws holes in their heart Old men should sit on a park bench, play cards, Domino which is suitable for them but leaves The rest to the young poetry belongs to them-

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Date: 3/13/2019 9:53:00 AM
Made me smile, you are so right. BG
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 3/17/2019 2:27:00 PM
thank you, Barbara Gorelic

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