Gold
No knees-up, post staph,
Will this grey thread see me out,
or this blue one, or the red reel?
Will I see eye to eye with the needle?
Will I ever do more than mend,
fix, patch, meet a need?
Gone the days of designed, crafted clothes
for me and the family.
Gone the days of elaborate roasts,
layered torten with chocolate ganache,
even the goulash and tweaked salads
with crisp bacon pieces and dainty capers.
Healthy, sure, a balance of veg,
but half are prepared meals
easy to bake or nuke.
A handful of vitamins and supps daily,
in desperation to cling and maintain.
As the actress said,
"Old age ain't for sissies!"
Valerie Murray
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