SO LET THE SUN SHINE IN-poem [Sa, 8-4-18]

 I learned from my mother

And then from my wife

To let the bed air out a bit

Before covering it up again

And not to sit on the edge of the bed

To lace up my shoes

So the edges would stay firm

And most of all

To draw the drapes against

The slanted sun

So the colors of the couch

Would never fade

But now that I am old

I never pull the drapes

Against the sun

That couch will outlast me

And if it does not

I shall sit on it in the sunlight

JRMcF