I'm an old ax
I'm an old ax
I'm an old ax
cut a lot of wood in my day
mostly just splittin' cordwood
that someone else had felled
oh, limbed a fallen tree or two
cut 'em to length
so's they could be hauled away
but
that was then
this is now
my blade's not as sharp as it once was
so mostly I sit here in the corner of the toolshed
propped up against the wall
between the bowsaw & the loppers
three amigos growin' cobwebs
can't compete with the Stihl
all fancy an' loud an' smoky
does a good job, I guess
but jeez, all them movin' parts
an' that bottomless stomach -
he gonna go the distance
like we did?
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"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
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Re: I'm an old ax
Like that quite a bit
reason is over rated, as is logic and common sense-i much prefer the passions of a crazy old woman, cats and dogs and jungle foliage- tropic rain-and a defined sense of who brings the stars up at night and the sun up in the morning---
Re: I'm an old ax
thx, cs
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"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
Re: I'm an old ax
very relatable.....
it seems aging involves acceptance
unless you like slicing off your fingers one by one.....
and patience and willingness to do less at a slower speed
and that ain't so bad.....it's just different......
it seems aging involves acceptance
unless you like slicing off your fingers one by one.....
and patience and willingness to do less at a slower speed
and that ain't so bad.....it's just different......
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading
you may end up where you are heading
Re: I'm an old ax
it's an adjustment, for sure
I've just set the machinery in motion for my 2nd hip replacement - wasn't expecting it so soon after the 1st - I was up to 2-3 miles a day until mid-March, when the advancing arthritis put an abrupt end to it...
Guess my scuba-diving, mountain-climbing, woodland-bushwhacking days are over - and like you say, that's okay. I can't deny appreciating the deference that some of the younger cats have given this grizzled old cane-wielding hobbler - holding doors, offering their places in queues - maybe I can find myself a country general store with a wooden pickle barrel I can sit on in my woolen underwear and go on & on about the old days!
I've just set the machinery in motion for my 2nd hip replacement - wasn't expecting it so soon after the 1st - I was up to 2-3 miles a day until mid-March, when the advancing arthritis put an abrupt end to it...
Guess my scuba-diving, mountain-climbing, woodland-bushwhacking days are over - and like you say, that's okay. I can't deny appreciating the deference that some of the younger cats have given this grizzled old cane-wielding hobbler - holding doors, offering their places in queues - maybe I can find myself a country general store with a wooden pickle barrel I can sit on in my woolen underwear and go on & on about the old days!
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"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
Re: I'm an old ax
great response Roy.....poetic and wise
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading
you may end up where you are heading
Re: I'm an old ax
No matter how old our bodies become, it's our minds makes the matter...
My mate swears I'm loosing my mind. I say only loosing that which I have little need...
I do have problems carrying on talking, our recalling some things that bother me.
But my sense of humor still intact which gives me a type of strength that helps me.
My mate swears I'm loosing my mind. I say only loosing that which I have little need...
I do have problems carrying on talking, our recalling some things that bother me.
But my sense of humor still intact which gives me a type of strength that helps me.
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