Sunday, July 12, 2020

Old Folks

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR:  CORONAVIRUS SERIES



Old Folks

Old folks move to warmer climes
Like Florida and Arizona
Where they live the life
In old folks homes
And retirement communities
Playing shuffleboard and golf
Having cocktails every evening
Watching the sun go down

Communal meals and activities
Gathering for televised events
Singalongs and bingo games
Playing pinochle and bridge

What could go wrong?

Some say rebellion is for the young
But stubbornness is the way of age
Masks are for Halloween
I didn’t live my life to keep space
A little shopping couldn’t hurt
A concert or a play
A night of fun at the cinema
Dinner and dessert

At what point do we let go?
Let the old folks do what they will?
We can’t cage the aged forever
We can’t make the sun stand still

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