The Reluctant Neophyte
I’m too old to be a neophyte. There’s nothing left to do.
So please do not suggest that I do anything that’s new.
Don’t want to go to parties with folks too erudite.
Safaris do not tempt me. I hear those lions bite.
Bungee jumping? Please. No thanks to fun at such a height.
Aerial adventures I’ll leave to Wilbur Wright.
Wild evening adventures simply do not excite.
I’ll skip the latest dance craze. I don’t go out at night.
I’ll never take up kick boxing for fighting’s not my sport.
I’ll say the same for pickle ball. I’m not the tennis sort.
In short, I have done everything that I could find exciting.
It simply is too late for me to do my neophyting!
The prompt word today is neophyte.
Oh my God, Judy! Did you really write this after seeing today’s prompt word? Or is it an old post that you just put up?…. Not that it’s impossible that you wrote this today, I’m just left in awe. The rhymes and the message correlates… I don’t know, Judy. This post is amazing, if you ask me. Reminds me of one of my Uncles 😂
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Yes.. wrote it this morning. I usually do but recently have been trying to get a book together so seized the opportunity to edit old poems. I always note if it is not a poem written that day, though. So yes, the neophyte poem is new. Thanks for commenting.
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You’re most welcome, ma’am.
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Let me see one of your uncle’s, if you can…
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Lol…. We’ll see how that goes. 😂
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Oh… I misunderstood. Sheesh. I thought you meant it reminded you of one of your uncle’s poems!! You meant the poem sounded like your uncle. All clear now… ha.
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LOL. I figured you didn’t get my comment though. Part of me believed you misunderstood it. Another part was like: maybe you didn’t. I laughed out so loud my tummy ached. 😂 😂
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Wouldn’t you enjoy zip-lining with me?
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Ha! I challenge you.
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I’m not sure I’d be allowed right now — it’s good inspiration to lose a little weight!
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Couldn’t agree more, or perhaps I could challnge you to a wheelchair race when I have it.
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That I could do. Preferably in an airport where we have people to push them for us?
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No deal, I am getting an electric one with jet propulsion. It wouldn’t be fair.
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Poor forgottenman. Every time I write a poem about an old codger, I use this photo of him. He’s a good sport so I keep on exploiting him.
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Yup. Me too. Besides … I think I do a lot of stuff already. Where’s the room in the old schedule?
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That photo says it all.
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You never fail to amaze me. I don’t know how you do it.
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Thanks, Rebel. It just feels like a puzzle to me.. fun.
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