Great Uncle Mick: is Skinny but Eats Like a Horse
Great Uncle Mick
Is very skinny but eats like a horse
He likes his food served very hot
And he hates sitting in a draft, in case it gets cold
He likes a schooner of Tooheys Old
before he eats
Swirling the last mouthful in the glass
Before drinking it down
He told me today
Tempus Fugit
As the Romans said
“Do you know what that means?”
“I used to,” I say
But I have forgotten now
“Time Flies,” he says simply
Time flies.
It’s got me thinking
About tomorrow
And it makes me sad
And scared for the future, my choices
I’ll see him at Christmas
And the one after that
And again the next year
I hope.
Photo by e y e s e e
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