Harold’s eighty-four
been neighbours over thirty years
lives opposite,
our front doors stare each other out
impassive but alert
like ageing gunfighters
we do keep watch though
to make sure he’s up and about
he’s wobbly, had an operation on his neck
it’s taking its time
we keep a key, take the bins down
once a week, errands if needed
he’s had a tough few years
lost a wife and now two girls
in quite short order
we don’t know how he carries on
otherwise he’s sharp as a tack
reads a lot, biographies
knows a lot too
can always offer a decent quote
likes a glass of tawny port
says he was born on February 29th
had his 21st last year
we’ll keep watch
I think he’ll make a ton!
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© Graham Sherwood 12/2020
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