highlights from highland manor

since becoming housed here since this year

july first two thousand and seventeen,

tubby more precise where

with thee missus, amidst bucolic environs,

(one could don underwear

Schwenksville, Pennsylvania zip code

trees abundant with leaves of grass spare

zip cone: one nine four seven three,

this resident doth not find queer

disproportionate amount of time, he spends never to overhear

the mostly soundproof walls inside apartment b44 assigned midyear,

one bedroom living social space gives ample opportunity

to assess linear ratcheting asper elderly folks inch along

chronological space/time continuum fragile as jasperware

many experience diminution of vital sensory organs,

and oft time cannot hear

even without television blasting away,

no doubt harboring anticipatory anxiey sans,

grim reaper's unannounced visit they fear

their non verbal body language, (when

aye espy and stride-rite past,

an old lady or man riding shotgun within wheel chair,

shuffling back where buffalo used to roam, or trudging

to common all purpose gathering place)

speaks volumes analogous to a frightened deer,

when caught blindsided, within bright lights

of an automobile 'ere

unsure which way to go, and dashing out

in the thick of evening rush hour traffic,

lacking notion, the figurative coast not clear

subsequently doe ting bucks killed, where birds of prey

thence loftily circle gracefully

gliding within upper atmospheric air

upon scrutinizing what doth appear

as hollowed out existence

induces me to de clear to maximize

utilizing each precious moment 'ere

before each major metaphorical cog and gear

frankly zaps, this dude looks like a lady,

cuz ah ma longish bedraggled hydrogen peroxide tinted hair

me haint give a rats ass what rumor mongers relish,

and behind me back jeer

Since old people lack for purposefulness tis unlike to leer

that one day (fast as snap of fingers),

lack of being ambulatory t'will be near

and upon limitation in physical functionality,

aye aim tip pear motivated to partake

of mental exercises just sitting on me rear.