Little Sister,
When you are old, well pretty old
old enough to drive like a Senior
one who should be off the road,
I'll get you a dog like a lady I knew
I hear now that you don't drive far
and are staying off the major roads
like highways that run though town
And freeways too, those can kill you
Driving for me is still a challenge
challenge to lead the traffic, up front
you might try my secret, hide keys
car keys, where they won't be found
No disaster getting lost, the dog can help
Follow him, he can take you home
Note: This isn't true, neither of us has reached this stage although we are both elderly. Many our age have. Oh yes, there isn't a dog either. You can read your fill about her on my other blog (click it).
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Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved
- I am linked with Rosemary at Friday Writings #92 at
- Rosemary has asked us to write something in response to the phrase “triumph or disaster?”
- I am also linked with at dVerse Poetics, at https://dversepoets.com/2023/08/29/poetics-siblings-the-ties-that-bind-and-gag/
who wants us to write of our sibling(s). I only have sister Lois, she is five years younger than I am. This is NOT about her nor me nor having a dog (YET)
- Click here to read of others writing for this second prompt.
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It is hard to give up driving unless you live in a place where it works better without a car.
ReplyDeleteI’d love to know what your little sister thinks of this poem, Jim! I think I’m already driving like a Senior, as I don’t do it so often, but I can’t get anywhere without a car as there is no public transport. We have to drive to get to a bus or a railway station. I think I need that dog.
ReplyDeleteLove the humour of this! And the dog at the end - surprisingly true.
ReplyDeleteThe above from Petru
ReplyDeleteI just love this Jim, so full of humour and love 💞
ReplyDeleteA great take on the prompt, Jim. It is really hard to give up driving - you lose a big part of your independence and I think it is scary for most people... would be for me.
ReplyDeleteEven in Washington it's hard for some people to give up driving.
ReplyDeleteLet's just say...I comment on the way other people drive only when they're making me so scared I'm willing to drive instead.
Aging does make driving more precarious. Your photo says it all! Well done.
ReplyDeleteSome lighter moments which may ring true for many oldies! Having a dog is more of an assurance! But they can be a real help in known cases. Great write Dr Jim!
ReplyDeleteHank
I have a hard enough time finding my keys without hiding them from myself.😂
ReplyDeleteI myself am at the stage where I choose not to drive very far out of our little town any more! I could if I had to, but see little need ... and petrol costs have risen....
ReplyDeleteThe perfect image to accompany the poetry!! Once upon a time I 'tried' telling my mother, who was in early to mid stage Alzheimer's that it might be time to give up driving, she lived in a very small town and would have had rides anywhere she needed to go ... for the first AND ONLY time in our lives, she practically screamed at me: "I'm the Mother. You're the Daughter" ... I never mentioned it again. It wasn't long after that, circumstances required she leave her little cottage home on sixteen acres, in the middle of nowhere Missouri, I brought her to live with my son and me in Florida.
ReplyDeleteTough if you don't have public transport easily accessible. Luckily, we can manage quite comfortably here without driving ...will be hard to just stop one day if you're used to it.
ReplyDeleteLOL. I have a pet who would get very fidgety when I took to the wheels. Now I don't drive.
ReplyDeleteI've never learned to drive a car, or wanted too. Let's hear it for Public Transport! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe hardest thing we ever had to do was gently take the keys from dad. In the end it was a mutual agreement, but life changing, just the same. I love that dog!
ReplyDeleteYou have written a wonderful portrait of the results of aging,
ReplyDeletewith humor and style!