When Old Age Kicks In

Rest Home? No Way!

When I am old and gray
I want you there beside me
In the retirement facility
Halfway between now and senility

We could race the halls in our souped up wheelchairs
We could laugh at the other old folks trying to get up the stairs
We would have time to sit, to laugh, to smile
We could watch movies from Fantasia to The Green Mile

Our old friends could come by, marvel at our life,
Be envious of our suite, where we play all day, and rock all night
Life in the nursing home
Gee, it sounds nice.

It is crazy, I know,
We are young and far from that place.
Still, I hope I can look beside me
And always see your smiling face.

Always remember
And never ever forget
Take Your Vitamins now
So one day we can split the rent!

-- Beverly R. Whitaker

A conversation sparked me thinking of what life might be like twenty or thirty years from now. What will my family look like at that time? I pray all those I love will still be with me, my parents, my husband, my child`. Maybe I'll be a grandmother, maybe not. I pray my friends are alive and kicking and all our dreams will have come true.

In my daydream, I see us all in a house somewhere, maybe the ocean or maybe the mountains, but a big house, with lots of rooms. All my friends could live with me. We could play, laugh, sing, maybe even dance a jig or two as we live out our golden years the same way we came in. Loud music and movies till dawn. Lots of M & M's and candy bars and soda as much as we want. All our kids could come for visits, they would probably roll their eyes at our antics. We could get one of those mini vans and the youngest and most healthiest of us could drive us all around. We could spend a day at the mall, power-walking and people watching. We could go for long drives, blare the radio and re-visit the "good old days."

I hope that dream comes true, I hope everyone is here for a good long time. I love the thought of spending lots of time with the ones I love, time that we never get now. We are all busy, busy with family, children, work, life goals to be met. I can't wait until the time comes when we can all slow down and just live and be happy in the moment.

Living Happily Ever After,
Beverly