Old Age
being elderly
has many benefits
remind me please
my children believe
I fought in the war
Civil War that is
how did grocery bags
become
so heavy
the hills are alive
but much
steeper now
I have a mind
like a steel
whatchamacallit
absent mindedness
fills my day
hunting for my glasses
I thought I would die
young but fooled
myself I think
I know almost
everything,
as if in my teens
Hold that thought
oops
gone for the day
not losing things
but sometimes
don't know where they are
aging gracefully a myth
definitely
not for sissies
Fishing
spotting large trout
makes exciting fishing
but it swam away
caught a big one
no one saw it,
much bigger now
one windy day
I caught two fish
eleven trees
fly cast with care
drifting drifting splash
caught that one
fish and company
stink
after three days
falling in the stream
not so bad
just cold
Flyfishing and golf
similar activities
sometimes frustrating
mountain streams
breathtaking beauty
nature at its best
hiking a stream
catching a few fish
refreshes the soul
my son and I
fish together
bonding tightly
daughter, granddaughter
fish too
a joy to teach
Forever young! Keep fishing!!
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