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fired right off. “Who are you calling an old bat? You’re such a “I’m not such a high-stepper any more,” she sighed.
geezer you didn’t even get my birth date right! I was born on
the 26th not on the 27th.” “Oh my gosh, Marge,” I exclaimed when she told me about it,
“Well, it took you long enough to call back and tell me that,” “You must have been terrified that you’d lose him!
he shot back at her.
“Oh no,” she airily replied. “He was easy to track by the sounds
“Oh that’s right,” she admitted, “I tried to call you several of various displays crashing to the floor as he passed.”
times, and then I realized I was punching out your number on
my TV remote.”
Lord love a duck!! That girl was hilarious!
Marge and Jack had been married for a long, long time. In their And now that delightful lady has stepped across the great di-
advancing age, she remained strong and sharp as a tack while vide, taking her own special brand of love and laughter with her
Jack suffered a long, slow decline both mentally and physically. and leaving me a heart full of tender memories.
Sadly, one day he fell, taking her with him and causing her to
suffer a broken hip. They had to part ways after all those years, [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Writer’s Corner. All submis-
he to a nursing home, she to a hospital. She struggled might- sion welcome—as long as they’re not TOO long! Poems, es-
ily to recover so that she could visit him as often as possible. says, rants . . . Just do it.]
She persevered, (she always did), and she finally recovered and
could again be with him occasionally.
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