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A
was for apple, and B was for boat, once was rote,
but now it will not float!
Age
before beauty is what we once said, but let's be a bit more
realistic instead …
A's for arthritis; B's the bad back,
C's
the chest pains, perhaps car-di-ac?
D is for dental decay and decline,
E is for
eyesight, can't read that top line!
F is for
fissures and fluid retention,
G is for
gas which I'd rather not mention.
H is for high blood pressure--I'd rather it low;
I
is for incisions with scars you can show.
J
is for joints, out of socket, won't mend,
K is for
knees that crack when they bend.
L
's for libido, what happened to sex?
M
is for memory, I forget what comes next.
N is for
neuralgia, in nerves way down low;
O is for
osteo, bones that don't grow!
P is for prescriptions, I have quite a few, just give
me a pill and I'll be good as new!
Q is for
queasy, is it fatal or flu?
R
is for reflux; one meal turns to two.
S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears,
T
is for Tinnitus; bells in my ears!
U
is for urinary; troubles with flow;
V
is for vertigo, that's 'dizzy,' you know.
W is for worry, now what's going 'round?
X
is for X ray, and what might be found.
Y is for another
year I'm left here behind,
Z
is for zest I still have-- in my mind!
I've survived all the
symptoms, my body's deployed,
and I'm keeping twenty-six
doctors fully employed!
However … “Now
chastening for the present does not seem to be joyous, but
grievous. Nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of
righteousness to those who are exercised by it. Because of this,
straighten up the hands which hang down and the enfeebled knees.
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be
turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed. Follow peace
with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord;
looking diligently lest any fail of the grace of God, or lest any
root of bitterness springing up disturb you, and by it many are
defiled.” (Hebrews 12:11-15 is primarily about spiritual life, but
can we separate our body from it? 1Thes.5:23.)
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