I pin notes upon the kitchen door
Then can`t remember what I wrote them for.
Mark items in the daily paper
But when I go back to them later
I haven`t got a clue as why that story
Made me want want a conservatory.
A workman called to lay new floors,
Measured up on hands and knees
A neighbour running from next door
Said `Sorry, they must be for me`
That episode ended fortunately.
Two dozen roses for my wife
She thought it touching, very nice.
Ten minutes later, two dozen more
I must have sent the order twice.
About Alzhimer`s I must say
You meet many new friends in a day.
A contest entry
- Entente cordiale by Vera Rich.
300 points, ended July 20, 2007, 10 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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enchantment all about in this wonderful write and i am delighted. a light in my day… a pleasure to read, and i thank you for sharing your talent with us!
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The tone is humorous, and commands attention in a very gentle way. As an unbriefed reader, I feel sympathetic, but admire the courage the narrator musters, even to make fun under the spell of alzheirmer's. The rhyming adds to the humorous tone! I have a feeling that rhymes generally lend support to humorous motifs!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful work!
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I remember that quote from Ronald Reagan, and one must respect his humour when life had become so difficult. My grandmother had Alzheimer's, which for the first few years I heard as "Old-timer's" disease. Your poem pokes fun gently, I like the situations you picked. The rhyme lends even more fun. Best of luck!
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Dad had it. Scary stuff! I may inherit it too. I'm already talking in rhymes. That is the beginings. He said,"I used to be retired,now I feel retarded." You point out some part of it well. And the wife had to love you all the more for the double order. This is so cute.
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