Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Can't Complain

 


  





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 Good Evening All 


Just a shorty 

Bedtime's come and gone 

Here to tell you 

Lived a happy life 


Had a few bumps  

Bumps along the way 

Father was mean 

Boxed my ears for naught 


First wife ran off 

Fell for a student 

Trust for women 

'Twas gone for three years 


Those were bad times 

Doors opened for me 

Rest was simple 

Behind something good 


I don't complain 

Hitched fifty-two years 

Best wife for me 

Simple, beautiful 


Open doors, used cars 

New ones not called for 

GI Bill was good 

College, three degrees 


Jobs as needed 

Factory then service 

There I learned a trade 

Aerospace Engineer 


Back to school 

College after work 

With law degree 

I taught Business Law 


Been retired, years 

Twenty-six Mrs 

Twenty-four mine 

Golf and travel time 


Now we are aged 

Life's been good for us

. . .

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7 Comments:

At Wednesday, September 03, 2025 1:39:00 AM, Blogger shaun/tenzenmen said...

Bad times open doors (waiting to be known) 👍

 
At Wednesday, September 03, 2025 2:21:00 AM, Blogger Kim M. Russell said...

Just like the Royal Family, you have done well with the saying "never complain, never explain", Jim.

 
At Wednesday, September 03, 2025 7:51:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Complaining gets us nowhere, except maybe reduce the load on our chest. Well expressed, Jim.

Punam

 
At Wednesday, September 03, 2025 8:06:00 AM, Anonymous Ange said...

Jim I love how you ran through your life's journey so glad it worked out well, keep enjoying ❤️

 
At Wednesday, September 03, 2025 1:39:00 PM, Blogger brudberg said...

Sometimes those misfortunes when young were there to teach us lessons

 
At Wednesday, September 03, 2025 2:25:00 PM, Blogger Helen said...

I love the positivity in your life's chronicle ... but I also know that's YOU.

 
At Thursday, September 04, 2025 10:19:00 PM, Blogger Melissa Lemay said...

Gratitude is contagious.

 

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