IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME

This post comes to you with an apology since, as the title expresses, it's been a long, long time.  I know I have been neglecting this blog but much has been going on.  I've been writing a book about my mother that I hope to have ready by Christmas as a gift for my family and re-publishing a poetry book that I previously published in 2010.  Though I haven't written any poetry for this blog, I have been writing poetry for birthdays and anniversaries as family members celebrated theirs but since they're personal in nature, I haven't posted them here.  That being said, with the suggestion of a friend, I include the following as an example of how humor can sometimes be found in the worst of circumstances.

Well, first I must apologize, I’ve been a bit remiss,

Could give you my excuses but I freely must admit

I have been writing, yes I have, but not so much a post

But that's about to change because this entry is foremost:

FALLING DOWN ON THE JOB

For those of you who know me well, you know I tend to fall,

Not just a simple tumble, no, let’s say, these falls aren’t small.

I’ve fallen down the basement stairs, a trip to the ER.

Yes, I concussed, t’was worth the fuss, and that one left a scar.

I’ve fallen in the garden plants, got up, then fell again.

I’ve fainted on the bathroom floor complete with bloody chin.

I fallen off the backyard deck and hit the bricks below,

Not even in the winter months, can’t blame the ice and snow.

There was the time I chased the dog but he just wouldn’t quit.

A trip upon stacks of sticks propelled me, I admit,

Into the side of the garage, I took a mighty smack.

ER again and all stitched up, I seem to have a knack.

Then there’s the time I sat right down upon the kitchen chair.

First, it was there, then it was not, but I was unaware.

I took a pretty hefty blow to my behind and then

No worse for wear, they stood me up and sat me down again.

But recently I fell outside the local pharmacy,

Misjudged the step, fell UP, I guess, inept, you must agree.

Now that completely laid me up, with four full days of rest.

I chipped my tooth, yes, it’s the truth, I wasn’t at my best.

Then three weeks later, just last week, I fell flat on my face,

Was coming in my own front door, tripped UP again with grace.

But that one was the hardest hit, my forehead and my cheek.

My purple “shiner’s” spreading now and I look like a freak!

My new eyeglasses bit the dust, my boots sustained a tear.

So there was damage, not just me, that fall gave me a scare.

Perhaps my depth perception is not quite what it should be

Or I maybe a clumsy oaf, misjudging what I see.

I haven’t got the answer, wish I did, to tell the truth.

It would be nice if falls and trips were like they were in youth.

No witnesses when you misstepped, that was your big concern.

Infrequent were the times you fell, each was a lesson learned.

But falls are different when you age, oft times bring injury

That can be serious, leave their mark, can cause you misery.

So take the word from one who knows, be careful when you step.

Think once then twice, observe the path, make this your daily prep!