Sharp As A Tack

One morning
as I was walking 

into a local burger place 

for a breakfast sandwich

a white haired gent
was coming out.

He looked happy
but he was shaking his
head and saying

"My oh my oh me oh my oh."

He didn't notice me
until I said

"My sentiments exactly."

Startled, he turned
looked up
looked me over quickly
and said with
a big smile

"Yeah, but I'm retired!
Are you retired?"

I couldn't figure
what that had to do
with anything.

"I'm working on it"
was all I could
come up with.

"Great pun!"
he exclaimed
with an even bigger smile.

Retired
Happy
Crazy

and sharp
as a
tack.

I hope to be that lucky

when I'm retired.


Ken Owen   Van Niddy Press   October 2016