THE OCTOGENARIANS
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:06 am
It’s a long time since I have posted anything here but here’s a short one about a bunch of oldies who gather daily at a little coffee shop nearby.
THE OCTOGENARIANS
They gather there six times a week, they’re old and grey, almost antique,
and they have seen the world and know the score, to answers you may seek.
They study all the printed news and freely give their learned views,
and frown at those who question any of their well thought out critique
For wisdom drips from every word although at times their facts seem blurred,
but still insist they have it right, and who are we to disagree.
They tolerate the odd blow in, young whippersnappers, even kin,
but still the pecking order is observed the way it needs to be.
They lubricate their inner parts to help kickstart their ancient hearts,
then gather at their chosen spot to dissect recent world events.
Good coffee is their favoured brew for which they sometimes have to queue,
before they settle down once more to savage certain news segments.
©T.E. Piggott
THE OCTOGENARIANS
They gather there six times a week, they’re old and grey, almost antique,
and they have seen the world and know the score, to answers you may seek.
They study all the printed news and freely give their learned views,
and frown at those who question any of their well thought out critique
For wisdom drips from every word although at times their facts seem blurred,
but still insist they have it right, and who are we to disagree.
They tolerate the odd blow in, young whippersnappers, even kin,
but still the pecking order is observed the way it needs to be.
They lubricate their inner parts to help kickstart their ancient hearts,
then gather at their chosen spot to dissect recent world events.
Good coffee is their favoured brew for which they sometimes have to queue,
before they settle down once more to savage certain news segments.
©T.E. Piggott