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Old Mr Jones, by Ian Fletcher

8/3/2017

 
Up and down our road he goes on his daily walk.

He’d like to stop for a chat and tell stories of the old days, but none of us have time for that.


We have jobs to do, kids to look after.


He hasn’t looked too good recently, his walk now a totter and his smile a little senile.


Yet, when we see him coming we still cross to the other side.


​One day soon he’ll pass away, but no one here will care and we’ll go on with our lives as if old Mr Jones had never been there.

Bobby Warner
9/3/2017 01:58:33 am

A touching glimpse at the callousness of youth (and often not so youthful) toward old age. Quite true to life--unfortunately! Excellent job, Ian.

Ian Fletcher
9/3/2017 02:47:42 am

Cheers, Bobby. I was trying to write this as a poem but couldn't get the lines right so I turned it into a 100-word story (or vignette-reflection), with some of the rhymes still within the sentences!

James Matabang
14/3/2017 03:44:30 am

hello can I burrow your work as a school project

James Matabng
14/3/2017 03:45:05 am

Borrow*


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