Dominic Martia, Confessions of a Reformed Retiree</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=19.htm>Dominic Martia</a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>Confessions of a Reformed Retiree</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b>I try to hit the little ball<br>Into the itsy-bitsy cup.<br>I send my check to Senior Times<br>To keep my subscription up.<br>I cut coupons that give discounts,<br>Visit Florida when it's cold,<br>Use words like senior and 'mature.<br>God forbid I should say old.<br>I meet associates every week<br>Around a horse shoe pit,<br>Where we hurl shoes against the stake<br>To see who's best at ringing it.<br>I faithfully review the news<br>Especially the closing Dow.<br>Can I afford to live next month<br>In the style I'm living now?<br>With hobbies, crafts, trips and games<br>I fill the slowly passing days.<br>And in my dreams, I see myself<br>Back doing work that pays. </b></font></p></blockquote></blockquote><hr color=0000ca size=3><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk4.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk4.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>