You are 78.Today is your birthday
You had a stroke some 20 years ago
and now your visitors are numbered
Your life is made of stories
They are called MEMORY'S SHORTS
A new one(Chapter 13)has just been created for your special day
And now it is read to you
along with your penchant for VERY BAD JOKES
which you share with salacious good humor
and breath that comes as slow as air
As a captive audience you are trapped
by the kindness and love of your visitors
This is your special time.This is your birthing day
A black chocolate cake sits half devoured
with a new white strawberry one resting on top
We have only time(to share with you
You have all the time in the world
This time has been stolen from the world outside
Inside you hear the trill of birdsong laughter
cheer of good friendship and the stretch of clocks
ticking out our digital days(into Memory's...
4 MEMORY'S SHORTS (by ODA-LISA)available online or live!June 12,2010
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