Dropping things.

When you're young and drop something

You find it right away.

But when you're old and drop something,

It likes to have a play.

It doesn't land where you'd expect

But chooses carefully.

To roll or bounce or scuttle,

To a place were you can't see.

With joints a creaking and cracking,

You get down on your knees.

Expecting that you'll find it

With a certain amount of ease.

But you see no sign of it,

Your hand sweeps all around.

You come to the conclusion,

That it never will be found.

Now every joint is hurting,

You're getting short of breath.

Adding to frustration,

You're feeling close to death.

You climb into your armchair,

Kicking off a shoe.

And there it is, the blasted thing.

Sitting mocking you!

[newlands]

Oh so truexx

[Magpuss]

😄😄 too true!

[2greys]

I like how "lost" items re-appear, out of the blue, in the most stupid of places.....months or even years later.

[Time_2_drink]

How true Don happens often take care

[Bettz]

Love what you've written, Don - but if you drop food it helps to have a dog around.

[MoyB]

So true, Don! xMoy

[Lyd12]

We belong to the same club,Don, it seems. if anyone wants to know what growing older is like, read some of Don's ditties. I had a right old caper a while back, looking for a lost ring. Searched everywhere. Abandoned the search, then one day, hoovering, there it was, so obvious I felt someone must have put it there. NEarly hoovered it up!

[sarcoid1234]

Thank you Don for that. So very true! Happens all the time for me.

And I agree with the others. I am sure things do disappear and then reappear!!!

Have a good day. Christine