Friday Write alternates with Friday Click & Run and Friday Review to help get Indie authors noticed. All you have to do is add a link to your own short story (up to 2000 words please and nothing too explicit) or a poem. If you do add your story/poem, please read and comment on at least one other. I’ve started the ball rolling by adding a poem I wrote on hearing a joke about a couple who had 15 children. Every night they would get into bed and the wife would take out her hearing aid and put it on the bedside table. The husband would look at her and say “Shall we go to sleep then, or what?” The wife would strain to hear his words and reply… “What?”
Ageing, by Stevie Turner
My eyes are not what they were
Back when I was young.
It’s hard to thread a needle,
Ageing ain’t no fun.
Today I lost another tooth.
And I’ve got a cough.
I wish someone could cure old age
Before anything else drops off.
My knees creak
My waterworks leak
And my back is as stiff as can be,
There’s corns and bunions on my feet
And nobody’s older than me.
I can’t seem to hear too much
I try with all my might
But you should have seen his face
When we went to bed last night.
He said something to me
The gist of it I’d got
To me it sounded something like
“Have you emptied the bins, or not?”
I had to ask him once again
Just to confirm it in my foggy old brain
I looked at him
Smiled a lot
And mouthed one word, and that word was
“What?”
His eyes lit up, he gave me a kiss
But how wrong his words I’d got
For what he’d actually asked me was…
“Shall we go to sleep then, or what?”
Too late I realised my mistake,
He gave me a leery grin,
But I’m very sad to have to say
I’d rather have emptied the bins.
You young folks make the most of it
For soon your bodies will be changing
And then you’ll find you are like me
‘Cos there ain’t no cure for ageing.
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Abbie.
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vvaidehi said:
Wonderful poem, Stevie. Sharing a short story from my blog. https://vvaidehi.wordpress.com/2020/10/03/tolly-bolly/
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Stevie Turner said:
Thank you.
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petespringerauthor said:
Very clever, Stevie. The parts all eventually wear out. I’m looking for an extended warranty.
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Stevie Turner said:
Good luck with that then!
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Phil Huston said:
I’m fresh out of creativity from last week but, as always, thanks for the opportunity!
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
Wow, very powerful! I am also feeling much older now. 😉 But as long as we don’t confuse prosecution with prostitute, we’re still in good shape, Stevie! Lol Enjoy a beautiful Friday! xx Michael
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Stevie Turner said:
Old age is creeping up on me too, and it sucks. Thanks for your comment, Michael.
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
Thats true, Stevie! But think on all the youngsters during the last two years. Would you really be so young with such a unregulated future? Its a horrible situation. We have younger politicans, but again very old problems. I wish you a great weekend! xx Michael
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Stevie Turner said:
No, I wouldn’t want to be young again. The music sucks for starters…
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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beetleypete said:
I read and enjoyed Richard’s story, and left a comment. Here is an old short story from my blog, first published in 2015. It has a connection of sorts to my current serial.
Best wishes, Pete.
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richarddeescifi said:
A very well-told tale, thanks for that.
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beetleypete said:
Thanks very much, Richard.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Pete.
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beetleypete said:
I’m almost at the same point, you nailed it well, Stevie!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Pete.
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richarddeescifi said:
That’s a great poem, Stevie, very relatable at my time of life!! Here’s a short story with a touch of the mystical, set in my Steampunk world of Norlandia. Have a great weekend. https://richarddeescifi.co.uk/his-name-was-wylde/
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Richard.
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