The sun rises slower each day
Clouds get heavier
Holding onto the rain -
The cough comes more often now.
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Wow. I can relate to this one Smoky. Smoked for thirty years. Have 3 stents. Know exactly what your feeling in this one. Getting old is so hard.
Is it too late or fruitless to give up the smokes? Death does take care of it all as you say, Smoky. But we should steward our bodies as best we can, no? And I would prefer more, not less, poetry from you. Take care of yourself, friend. -Glen