Three Score and Fourteen

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Looking forward to as many more as God will let me have

Three Score and Fourteen By Franklin Price 11/14/2019 Today is my birthday Three score and fourteen It's the very oldest for me That I have ever seen I still have all my senses All five of them still there I have a bald spot I can't see In the back side of my hair I can't think as fast now As I did back in the day Been retired several years So that's okay to say I am very grateful For my family and friends That I still walk on two legs And all my joints still bend My lovely wife of many years Is still the one I seek We're celebrating fifty In just another week Would not change a thing of note That I've written in this rhyme The life I've had at seventy-four I would live, again, another time

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/14/2019 7:50:00 PM

Your innate modesty and humility shine brightly right through the heartfelt verses of this profound, understated gem. Love it, Franklin! Warm wishes, Gershon

Franklin Price
Date: 11/15/2019 5:17:00 AM

Thank you so much for your well thought out and meaningful comments

Na Na

Date: 11/14/2019 6:07:00 PM

very touching Franklin. Glad you have had a happy life and congrats on 50 years. not many do that these days. I just had my 11th. Thanks for sharing this

Franklin Price
Date: 11/15/2019 5:11:00 AM

Thank you. Eleven Years is a wonderful start. always remember, it always takes two