Comments on: What’s A Man To Do

By: Don Smith

Don Smith — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:31:14 +0000

[4] I am glad that you are pleased, and yes, it sometimes affects me the same way. I am not growing old gracefully, aging like a bottle of fine wine, they are NOT going to love me at the home.

I recently saw these pictures of a bunch of old geezers (heh-heh) that were sword fighting at the home while being supported with wheelchairs. I thought to myself, “Oh my gawd, is that what is in store for me?” I was horrified. (now don’t send me any letters, I am a dues paying member of the old geezers society, southside city branch, local twenty-four).

The other day at the park, I was walking around the loop, not really trying to get my heartbeat up, thank you, when I inadvertently dropped my sunglasses.

This young shapely thing comes up to me and says, “Sir? Sir? You dropped these” and then handed me my glasses and continued to briskly walk away. I watched her move on down the path (I said I was old, I am not dead!) and as she walked away, I thought to myself, “Sir? I used to be a dude, hey buddy, something like that, now I am sir?”

It is not easy being a grandpa. Not easy at all.

By: betme

betme — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:33:26 +0000

Don ~ This is beautiful… Leaves me yearning for a time when my step was a bit quicker and my eyes were a bit brighter… *sigh*

By: Don Smith

Don Smith — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:45:03 +0000

LM (you don’t mind the initials do you?): Thanks for the kind reply, I don’t write a lot of prose anymore, devote most of my time to my particular brand of insanity on the page. I haven’t written anything noteworthy in awhile, used to get a big kick out of it. Found it relaxing and enjoyable.

Trying my best to “mix it up” and keep it interesting, if you have any ideas or suggestions pass them on.

DON

By: localmalcontent

localmalcontent — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:47:47 +0000

That is very good, Don; the poet inside you hasn’t bit the dust yet, has he? ‘The turn of a significant phrase’.

By: Author

Author — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:07:22 +0000

Did you write this? Or was it written by another and it appealed to your mood?

I like it. it’s soulful, slightly sad, resigned. I cn relate to it. I once turned the head of every man … now I too grow old.

Good Morning Jan, yes I wrote it, I write all my stuff on here. It wasn’t written today, it was written awhile back, but I thought it would appeal to some, and they might get something from it, so I posted it this morning.

At one time I had a book of them (all prose, don’t write much of it anymore) and I handed it over to some sweet little thing named Kathy, and I never saw her or that book again. Lost about 250 original works, that really upset me for a long, long time.

I am glad that you liked it.