I Was Forty-Five

Once i rode horses

every day,

a tennis partner

with whom i’d play.

I wish i could do

all that again

and all without feeling

a lot of pain.

I am twice as old

as when forty-five

and i am happy

to still be alive.

Did i just hear

something crack?

I guess i shouldn’t

look back.

Walt Abbott–12-22-2009