A Fool's Gold

dusty musty but seasoned :))))))))))))))))))))

A Fool's Gold

the glow of knotty pine 

grows cold around me.

i've lost my mojo it seems

people look at me as if i were feeble

a child minded grey person

i wonder what race that is??

(one to the grave i suppose) 

how cold               now   i am alone and 

it's fingers and knees that are knotty 

"That will be $10.50 sweety"             (she says with a smile) 

and adds ... (twisting her lips just a twitch)

poor old soul.

E.

03/05/25

Author's Note

Reviews

[Pete]

we'll all get there. so melancholy. love the choice of music.

[Einstein Noodle]

Sir Young is a master at his craft .. thanks for stopping Pete!
E.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Mr E, let me compliment you first on your choice of music, I am a huge fan of Neil Young, and this particular track is a fav.

As to your poem, ah the aging process, happens to us all:) Young people think anyone over 40 is ancient!

As to that poor old soul, I wish he could deliver a bit of a shock to her with the smile and the twisted lip. Would love to see him jump up and boogie :)))


Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha ... yes! lets get down and boogie! ;) ....

[Neville]

I am inclined to think increasingly along those very lines brother .. It's not so much a man thing tho' is it but rather a sign of the times .. and I so wish I had got here before you .. and truly ... another dubble 👍👍duly assigned .. Neville 😎

[Einstein Noodle]

hi Nev! so happy for your visit ... i have a '63 Ford short bed pickup .... it takes me up to the speedo meter limit and still people come up behind me and just know ... that truck can not go .... if it weren't for prayful thoughts i would spit piss and vinegar :))))) luv on ya bro!
E.

[Neville]

I am presently hankering after my old silver Copen .. it has come up for sale again and am seriously thinking about going for it .. I so miss the full electric lid and smell of red leather bucket seats .. it kind of reminds me of me small but moves like a tiger on Vaseline when needed .. write on brother Noodle & always :)))

[Einstein Noodle]

The Copen! i have not heard of them before ... looked them up ... cute little buggers aren't they? pretty sporty!

[Zoe Richardson]

Yeah, once you pass a certain age it is all downhill. I could give you a laundry list of all the ways my body has gone haywire. I hope to go into old age kicking and screaming but I fear I can only manage the screaming. Here's to better days and better poetry!

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha! I love your remarks, Zoe! ".. I can only manage screaming." it's a cry or inevitable demise; but your review makes me chuckle .. thanks so much .. it almost seems to happen overnight ... i wake up decrepit when upon going to sleep i was all kinds of vigorous ... knees, elbows, hips and toes ... achy breaky all my parts ;) we just got to shine it on and let the world roll on eh!? .. all the best to ya .. thanks so much for stopping by to read and sharing your thoughts
E.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

"Poor old soul." Yet, most of us dare dream of living forever. If only we could fix that aging problem. Haha great write.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha ... yes the dream of eternity ... and just where might that lay if it does exist ... in me ol' skins i think more and more how we cling to our parts and do almost anything to keep them working ... pills and pills and pills galore .. cut this out ... put this in ... iyiyiyiyi! when does one stop and trust the power over all things ... seems it is in order here ;)
E.

[Stella Armour]

I shouldn't be but i am smiling at this poem ; all my working life i was a carer in residential homes for the elderly and dementia sufferers , i loved it but all the kind things and names i called the old folks are the names the younger generation now call me. ( Sweetheart .... Flower ... My love .... ) lol
80 now , i find it incredible i am that age !

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahahaha ... blessed Stella ... a beautiful 80 you are!

[Ken Simm.]

This hits me right on target today. After so long away in hospital its exactly how I feel.

[Einstein Noodle]

dear Ken of me Scottish heart in the highlands ... I have also been away for lack of time r/t moving back to the prairies of SD and big lack of inspiration to creat anything .. totally happy and grateful to find your visit my friend .. thank you ... I hope and aspire to be here more often as I get more and more settled and focused ... sorry to learn about your incarceration in hospital ;) more happy and grateful for your reliease :) see you 'round brother ... right here at the Cafe`
E.

[J Todd Underhill]

Ah dropping in on my favorite writer from Pork Rind. Glad I dropped in on this piece. I too am getting the poor old soul routine. The years of living have been catching up with me and my body is failing. However it's my heart that keeps me going. Well written my friend, this may have inspired my next write as well

[Einstein Noodle]

I have been infrequently active as I have been in the process of moving adding my lack of muse influence and the failure of Charlie to quickly fix our ability to access WC ... that being said my dear friend J. Todd ... I am so happy to see your here on my street and reviewed this poem .. we are sympatico without a doubt. ... the physical wears and tears but the heart and soul do not if we tend them well... thanks so much sir .. I will return the favor soon ... having just gotten back .. it will take me just a bit to catch up .. luv on ya bro!
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

"Old man take a look at my life...I'm a lot like you were"....those words mean more to me today than they did when I was in college. Too often older people are seen as lumps of clay in wheelchairs. The truth is, they have so much knowledge to share if only we ask them to. Very compassionate write, E. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

yes yes and yes my friend! so happy you hear me in this one!
E.