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John Coopey

Sat 10th Oct 2020 09:40

Enjoyed this, Simon. “Do not go gently” meets “To his coy mistress”. Not long before he died my sister asked my dad if he’d any regrets in his life. “I wish I’d made love to more women” he said. True wisdom.

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 9th Oct 2020 12:55

I found myself chanting these lines like a dirge. On with the sackcloth and ashes!
Age is a reality when you are closer to your doctor than to your
relations. ?
Just keep smiling - and adapting to the joke that is life while remembering that some are not allowed to enjoy getting older, let alone "old age"..

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