When we are five
We think our dad is wise
The smartest man alive.
When we are ten
Dad is still pretty smart
Just wrong now and again.
When we are fifteen
Dad doesn’t have a clue.
All his talk is a smokescreen.
When we are twenty
Me and my dad
Never seem to agree.
When we are twenty-five
I think dad should know
So many years he’s been alive.
When we are thirty
Maybe I should run it past dad.
Just to check and see.
When we are thirty-five
I won’t do a major thing
Till I see what dad derives.
When we are forty
What would dad do?
Would he agree?
When we are fifty
I’d give anything for my dad,
To be here with me.
Appreciate your father.
Appreciate the man.
Appreciate him,
while you still can.
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Howdy y’all. It’s me, ninong7 aka UJ aka John. Just a short intro about myself. I am a Texan that has retired in the Philippines. I moved to the Philippines with my wife back in May 2010. I am retired from the US Air Force. The music I like is mostly Classic Country and Classic Rock. I guess you could say that I am “Classic”. I play dominoes when I can find someone that will play, I play chess, cribbage, spades, hearts, Empire Builder, Rail Baron, Acquire and a few other games. I like to write poems and stories (although pretty novice) and I love learning about history, just about any history. I’m at home on my computer a lot but if I could afford to, I’d be traveling and documenting my travels to post in my blog. I hope to get to know a lot of you through PeakD and Discord