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Topic: Twilight Years of Life (07/02/09)
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TITLE: This Old House | Previous Challenge Entry
By Arlene Baker
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
Stop fussing with my shirt
And try to see
Those words in my eyes,
Because
I can’t say them any more.
Don’t feel bad
When patience runs thin,
Wrestling
My uncooperative feet
Into those orthopedic
Shoes.
I see frustrated
Impatience in your eyes.
I feel the hurry
In your hands.
You saw the same in mine
60 years ago
When I wrestled
To dress you.
Life changed
In a stroke.
But it’s not all bad.
Find the humor of it.
This old house just ain’t
What it used to be.
While I’ve still got
A smattering of
Snow on my roof,
The rest all migrated south
To nose and ears.
My front porch has
Sprung a leak
While the back
Stays clogged most times.
But that’s ok.
It’s all temporary.
Don’t feel bad
When I decline
To join you for meals.
Food keeps
Body and soul together.
My soul longs
To fly away.
I don’t care about
Running places anymore.
I’m not shutting down
I’m packing for Home.
I rushed so much in life
Trying to be the provider
I thought I was
Supposed to be.
I missed the
Important stuff,
While working overtime
To buy needless stuff.
Though I’m ready to
Leave this worn old house,
Fire burns bright in my oven.
It burns bright to join
Your mama.
And your baby sister.
But most of all
It burns bright
To see Jesus.
I love you, Son.
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I’m not shutting down
I’m packing for Home.
It reminds me, we are just pilgrims and travellers! Thankyou