When was the big day? When I met you recently I thought you were a young
whipper-snapper like me! You certainly carry your age well. Keep warming
your heart over the keyboard, Max!
Andrew
On 13 June 2014 13:11, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 'supervene' new word for me, Max. Keep them coming, every year. Happy
> birthday.
>
> Bill
>
> > On 13 Jun 2014, at 7:58 am, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > The day I turned seventy-seven
> > I did not indulge in a sleep-in
> > but rose at five thirty
> > to see to the starving dogs.
> >
> > They were duly,
> > silently, grateful,
> > bowls licked shining.
> > We'd all slept 'like logs'
> >
> > and now would enjoy
> > some wakefulness,
> > however soon might supervene
> > the need for shut-eye -
> >
> > these days, a nap not long
> > after breakfast, me resting
> > eyes on laptop screen*
> > or morning paper's fine print,
> >
> > they on kitchen floor couchant
> > or near the fireplace sprawled
> > as if it was already on.
> > It's a Dimplex -
> >
> > faux flames, kitsch -
> > comforting nevertheless.
> > 'I warmed both hands
> > before the Fire of Life' -
> >
> > but saving power
> > left it switched off.
> >
> >
> > *theage-au/obituary-browse
> >
> > 6am, Friday 13 June 2014
> >
>
--
Andrew
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