LIFE OF AN OLD HUNTER

[silvertip73]

That is awesome!!!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Well don Ron

[beemann]

BRAVO!   Give her hell Ron.......

[darktater]

I guess I'm just a sprout, I'll turn 55 in a few weeks (although I already feel the miles).

Ron, thanks for reminding me it's not too late for me to get started hunting with the trad bow seriously. I don't know how much time I have, but I know I won't waste it.

[Bowguy67]

 Nice

[David Mitchell]

Another great poem, Ron.  I have found that age no longer creeps up on me but comes pretty much on full force.  I was fussing to my wife last week about "wanting to have the want-to still" but it seems as time has flown my desires and drive have changed in a lot of ways.  She said, "What's the matter with you is that you have a 50 year old soul that lives in a 77 year old body."  Lots of truth in that.  Ron I really admire your determination and that encourages the rest of us to keep going.  Thank you. 

[Sam McMichael]

Well said, Ron. Those words speak to a lot of us. Thanks.

[1Arrow1Kill]

   Heartfelt Words.  But,  Fear Not . . . traditional hunting has always been about adapting and overcoming.  The older we become the better we get at those two skills.  Like you Ron, I'm hunting until the dirt hits me in the face.

[cacciatore]

God bless you old warrior, you have traced a trail.

[KAZ]

Well done Ron and very inspiring

[BigErn]

           A great and full of truths poem! Makes me look back, and brings back memories!
           Ernie

[Wudstix]

Don't give up, don't look down.

[Badlands]

Wow,  did that hit home.

[John Sullins]

It’s not me
I look in the mirror, what do I see?
The man in the mirror, he is too old to be me.
The man in the mirror, he is at least sixty three.
It is an old man, that can’t be me.
The man in the mirror has to squint to see,
My eyes were perfect, that can’t be me.
The man in the mirror, he has no hair.
The man in the mirror, his head is bare.
That can’t be me, it is just not fair.
The man has trouble with his memory.
I never forgot, that can’t be me.
The man in the mirror has hands that shake.
His hands are weak and always ache.
The man in the mirror has a ceramic and metal knee
Mine are real, that is not me.
The man in the mirror use to jump and run.
The man in the mirror can’t have that fun.
The man in the mirror can run no more.
The man in the mirror is too tired and sore.
The man in the mirror had big dreams.
He wanted to hunt and fish the streams.
He never minded being alone.
The woods and rivers were as good as home.

[varmint101]

Awesome.

[BigTimber]

Thanks You, Sir.  I feel your pain.  The Rockies get steeper and steeper every year.

[David Mitchell]

Thanks to both Ron and John for expressing what many of us experience. Both great poems.