What happened to that bright young man
Who used to use my shower
He was in and out throughout the day
No matter what the hour
All pink and bright and smelt just right
It took him little time
It wasn't long before he dressed
In clothes that looked like mine
He never comes here any more
And that really is too bad
Instead it's some old scruffy bloke
I think it's perhaps his dad
Ah but listen Master Po the slower shower is the best
We all need some time to get out of that vest
Take another breath or two as you reach out for the soap
Remember for us old gits there is always room for hope
And when we descend to dry the bits forgotten between our toes
We will sit there quite contented that's just the way it goes. 
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Very good skis. Xxx
Excellent as always Don, brought a smile to my face. Xxx 😀💝👍
It takes me so long at the moment to have the shower and get dressed but am hoping things will get better this next month now that the stiffness is easing in my shoulder and Im sure my shower must think, who is this old crock x
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What I can’t understand is when I was younger I didn’t seem to have as many bits to dry?
🤣 I seem to have the same number, they're just not in the same place. 🙄
Good morning Mr.D and you are damn right .... we are still washing the same bits, its just that they've "dropped down a few inches" (or not ,depending which bits we are talking about, pmsl 😂😂😂). Loved your rhyme and every word is so true. Its not until somone like yourself puts it down to read that we really to see how things, even a shower or bath, have changed due to illness and/or age!
Im off into the dreaded 🚿🚽 now myself. Very late but who cares!! Thank you for todays rhyme ..... it made me really giggle!😆🐿💕
I blame climate change for the downward shift of our body parts. It's clear that it has caused an increase in the effect of gravity. 🧐
Ah ha! Or should i be saying eureka ?!? So its gravity to blame not the fact that i snack a little inbetween meals and my exetcise during our colder months is far from "energetic"
How's the lovely Midge and have you checked on the two girls in your campervan recently.......they may need coats, hats & scarves!! 🐿💕
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Whatever made you think it was our fault? 🙄 Midge is fine now after being a bit upset about losing a couple of her teeth. I found then in the place where her eats her chew sticks. Actually it was me that was upset it doesn’t seem to have bothered her and the place in her mouth they were looks clean. She’s thirteen this year, older than me in dog years. The girls are comfortable as the camper in plugged into electrics and a low heat kept on to prevent tanks and pipes freezing. 😉
Ah ! Poor little Midge loosing a couple of her teeth. At the grand age of 13 human years, i think either she has excellent genes and most probably you have also kept her in really excellent health. Don't tell anyone but if Midge doesn't believe in the doggie tooth fairy 🧚♀️, perhaps you could post them on to me as I've got a couple of wobbly ones (!!) and Midge's could come in handy ad temporary replacements, lol 😂🐿💕
I used to be like that young man showering each day, nowadays I struggle to breath with the steam. Instead I soak in bath like a stranded pink dolphin. It then takes a long time to dry and dress as I regain my breath.
I miss being able to have a nice long soak in a bath, you can’t beat it for aching bones. But I had it taken out over ten years ago because I couldn’t get out of it without help. Now I’m in danger of not being able to shower without help.
I don't know how you do it, but you get it right each time. I've started recording your poems so that I can refer back to them if I need a laugh. Thanks Don.
You might not think them as funny the second time round. 🤔
I know I will still find them funny because I can relate to them. But the other members of my Group will not have read them so it will be the first time for them and I know they will react the same way as I did. Cheers for now. Chrys
LOL Mr Don! Your mind! You are so funny! I do not know how you come up with such wit for your poetry! One of a kind mind! Janet127
The product of a twisted mind, Janet. 😘x
Funny you should post this poem as last night I was thinking about how I used to get up, shower and wash and dry my hair all in about 10 mins, ready to go to work. These days it takes me about half an hour! And one shower a day is quite enough for me. I don't care if I'm going out in the evening (always used to have a quick shower first) the morning shower has to last! Some days, no shower at all. This morning I was wondering if there's an easy way to dry my feet. I always balance the foot I'm drying on the lid of the loo, but sometimes it slips and I've nearly come a cropper. Bending down to do it is too much like hard work. I'm sure you've got an answer! xx Moy
Oh dear me Moy, you put the towel on the toilet top first then put your foot on one end whilst using the other end to dry your tootsies. And another thing, we don't use the word 'quick' any more, it's been deleted from the Oldies Dictionary.
That’s all right if you don’t keep going dizzy!
Good one as always Don
Hi Don, another masterpiece, thank goodness you've been able to continue putting pen to paper. This site would never be the same without you. Very best wishes Bulpit
Your a fountain of wisdom with all these bright aids to having a shower, toilet seat with a towel on is also good for cutting your toe nails, along with a strong pair of glasses so you can see them of course. Xxx
My wisdom is based on indolence and downright idleness. 😉 My feet moved further and further away and in the end I gave up and now have an attractive young lady come to do them for me. Another hardship we oldies have to endure. 😁
Oh its a hard life, Don
My feet have moved closer. Three and half inches nearer. Still cant reach my toes though ,as have shrinking spine and creaky hip, and between them my feet are no longer accessible. But i have to get to the young lady to do mine so have to hobble into shop in town , and the costs per minute are extortionate .
£26 per visit seems to be the usual charge around here, and includes a type2 diabetic check as well as nails. My wife used to get hers done at a clinic and I went with her and got mine done too. When she died of lung cancer I was told I didn’t qualify.
Its a lot but the cheapest charge £ 28 here to visit . I paid £36 for first visit and just cut my nails and missed one! which kept catching but had to wait two weeks so i managed to get that done myself. Next time should be less . I did go 4 yrs ago and paid £36 then but they would not count it as a my first visit. They wouldnt , would they! Only £ 16.00 the next time they said . Ican understand having to pay more for home visit but this was nt . Had to go and park in the carparks.
I think it worked out at £ 3.60 per nail. ( ignoring the nail they did not do)
I do live in a highly rated town getting many people here escaping from Manchester, with lots of new very expensive houses and the prices are generally loaded to match that.
If you have a diabetic check dont you get it free?
You get them done free if your health is badly affected by the condition of your feet. My wife had operations to have bunions removed which was how she got her feet done free and got a free ride whilst I was there waiting for her.
It's probably the AgeUK website that the chiropodist use to set their charges at £26.
Good one Don x 😄😄
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