The Helper

There was a time when no help was needed-all was well with little me-
but then comes a spell when assistance is needed, as you will see.
This was when the good old car was no longer at hand for daily use,
surely I would not have passed another test-there is a good excuse !

Shopping days were over and definitely succor was due without a doubt,
yes, with greatly advanced age - no driving, that is what this is all about.
Yet, one has to eat, see the doctor, the barber, there are things to do
no sitting still- the days come and go-that is ever so very true.

Where once it was possible to rely on oneself,now a helper is needed,
to find a good person to assist, twice in this I happily succeeded.
Two fine ladies I found to live nearby, they were of such good aid,
but nothing lasts and they both have been ailing much of late.

Thus the search begins again and I trust a good person is around,
because a pleasant helper very clearly soon has to be found.
But Leisure World is a place where truly there is a definite need-
please wish me luck that in a new search I shall soon succeed !

August 2012

T H E O L D G R A Y M A R E

He sure ain't what he used to be! He found that out today !
When he went shopping for food- what can I truthfully say ?
The weather was great, I felt fine and had had a good night-
to-morrow my helper will do this chore-for me today, alright.

I climbed in my good old Volvo,it started right off as before,
so I was ready to go,sat down and carefully closed the door.
It felt like it knew where to go,had been there so many times:
the parking was easy,the buyer to Target most easily climbs.

After a holiday not many shoppers-on leftovers they will feast:
I produced my prepared list,no problem, I am easily pleased.
Everything in it's place it was a pleasure to walk and shop,
got what I wanted,next to good old Ralph's I wanted to hop.

An hour an a half pleasantly spent and then homeward bound,
had a good lunch- but that I was really" pooped" I found.
It was time for someone else to do this necessary chore:
glad that my neighbor is willing: I don't want to do that no more !

A - SHOPPING AT 98

The most important event of my old age routine- it is shopping !
A task that will include much well-known names -a- dropping.
Since most local stores are no longer in pleasant, close proximity-
trips by car are required and feature a drive to a less close vicinity.

While not a daily occurrence, it is necessary if I want to have a meal,
preparation of shopping lists, once ignored, are now a big deal.
Bread and milk are often featured, yet most nourishment comes in a tin-
it is just so amazing what varieties of food are contained therein.

No chef is required to come in person-but some have made a name
by putting their faces on these concoctions, they did achieve some fame.
There now is a variety of prepared food, it covers the whole world-
specialties of far away countries, ready to eat, are now unfurled.

These trips also include a quest for needs that are just a must-
such as toilet paper, napkins or vacuum bags to collect much dust.
We have come a long way from the old time variety store or market,-
one place is now able to fill all your needs: just go to Target !

OTTO ROSS
MARCH 2011