day 29

For today's prompt, I want you to title your poems "Never (blank)" with you filling in the blank with a word or phrase. Then, write a poem based off your title.

never forget to enjoy

there are times when i feel
that my life is a bind
with my joints growing creaky
and my eyes going blind

my brain, once like lightning
now more like a bus
starting and stopping
with noise and much fuss

teeth, once white and strong
are now kind of crumbling
when young people speak
it sounds like they're mumbling

i rush into a room
then stop and just stare
i question and wonder
why the devil i'm there

"och woman" i think
the good times are over
time to stop searching
for that four leafed clover

and then, the sun peeps
through a gap in the cloud
my children say something
which makes me feel proud

i walk on the beach
i hear the sea crashing
bare foot on the sand
the world's feeling smashing

the breeze carries sound
of kids and their laughter
a frisbee flies past
with a dog chasing after

a drink of cool water
like nectar from heaven
a friend's popping in
at a quarter past seven

i think we'll eat chinese
and drink too much wine
we'll gossip and laugh
damn! my life is so fine

Copyright © 2009 by Eryll Oellermann