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Reflections on the puddle of life

Getting old

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TheFifthElement
, 09-02-2009 at 01:57 PM (1982 Views)
It's official, I'm getting old. Yesterday I bought a Paul Simon CD and I've been whistling away to 'Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes' ever since. It's a bad sign. Dementia will follow.

I'm pretty bored at the moment. Second week of the holiday and all it has done is rain and rain and rain. Now don't get me wrong, I like rain but we were hoping to go to the beach and that now seems quite unlikely. Plus, the kids are going crazy from being cooped up inside the house all the time. At least they might be grateful to go back to school.

Yesterday we went to the British Commercial Transport Museum and that's all that's worth saying about it.

Today I've been searching the house to find where my poetry has gone and I found it, a little feeble from disuse, in a book by Mark Strand. Firefangled introduced me to him but never mentioned he was a thief. Tsk, tsk, just goes to show, you can never trust a poet. But on a more serious point, he is very good and I'm eternally grateful to firefangled for making that introduction. So for the first time in ages I have some lines which might turn into something resembling a poem, and they go like this:
It is a terrible feeling.
To want, and to want for nothing.

The hours drop like stones
into the bowl of my hands
and in the knowledge of my poetic evolution they may stay like that for some time.
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  1. Niamh's Avatar
    Its been a while since i've seen something written by you. I really like those four lines Fifth.
  2. 1n50mn14's Avatar
    Listening to Paul Simon does not make you old, HUSH! That would make ME old, and I'm far from it... Glad to see some writing from you... congrats on getting back into the groove.
  3. Maryd.'s Avatar
    Hi TheFifthElement,
    Don't even talk about getting old. It is going to be Father's Day here in Aus. this weekend and I walked into JB Hi Fi (Music and elects. store) I asked them if they had the series 'F-Troop.' One by one each staff member questioned each other on whether 'F-Troop was a band or what?'
    So you could imagine my surprise when one fellow says - Gee must be really old, was it around in your day.'
    My day... I shouted... My day. Then sadly I thanked him and left the store.
    Mary
  4. qimissung's Avatar
    Well, Paul Simon is old now. And unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on one's point of view) I've been listening to him since he was Simon and Garfunkle.

    Too bad about the rain. I like rain too, but it can interfere at times.

    Those lines are really good fifth. Now is the time to let them germinate.
    Updated 09-03-2009 at 12:20 AM by qimissung
  5. mtpspur's Avatar
    I'm with gimissung on this one. Now if it was Chubby Checker you were listening too--then I would agree with the age comment.
  6. Virgil's Avatar
    How coincidental. I just loaded Simon's "Graceland" CD onto my ipod. What a great album that is. I love that song 'Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes'.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OafqYNCzq5U

    As to getting old, join the club. As they say, getting old beats the only other option.
  7. Niamh's Avatar
    I've had Simon and Garfunkel on my ipod for about two years now. doesnt make you old. just means you have good taste!
  8. Buh4Bee's Avatar
    Oh Man! I have to agree with all the above. How old are you anyway? Over 30? I love Paul Simon, but I have to agree the song does date you, but that doesn't make you old.
  9. prendrelemick's Avatar
    What! he's gone solo!
  10. Virgil's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by prendrelemick
    What! he's gone solo!
    That gave me a good laugh. Thanks.