In 2024, I Won’t…But I will.

Now that I’m in my mid-eighties, there are certain things I won’t do again. Because (1) my body can no longer exert itself the way it used to and (2) life has imposed some conditions that make what I used to do difficult to do now. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have things to enjoy doing. It’s a matter of accepting what I WON'T and looking forward to what I WILL.

I won’t be going back to Paris

I won’t be going back to the Cape

But I will be going back to the Berkshires.

I won’t be playing tennis

I won’t be playing frisbee

But I’ll be playing online scrabble with my friends.

I won’t be playing volleyball

I won’t be learning pickleball

But I will be swimming at the JCC.

I won’t be running in the park

I won’t be running up and down the stairs

But I will be walking along Broadway.

I won’t be ice skating in the rink

I won’t be roller skating on the street

But I will be strolling in Riverside Park.

I won’t be doing Yoga

I won’t be doing Pilates

But there’s always Aqua Aerobics.

I won’t be riding a bike

I won’t be taking a hike

But I will be taking naps.

I won’t be rushing to catch a bus

I won’t be rushing to catch a train

But I’ll still be able to hail a cab.

I won’t be dancing at the party

I won’t cheering at the game

But I’ll be singing in the shower.

I won’t be planting a garden

I won’t even be growing herbs

But I will be stopping to smell the roses.

I won’t be young again

I won’t ever be young again

But I will always be younger than tomorrow.