SWAN SONG
December 11, 2024 at 6:14 p.m.
SWAN SONG
My friend’s no spring chicken
But she’ll go out kickin’
‘cause she’s throwing a holiday party
for her husband’s grand staff.
And she’s better by half
so, the fare will be joyful and hearty.
She’s been at it for years
and the time comes, my dears,
when she just has to throw in the towel.
So, she’s retiring
while her jets are still firing
and she still has a hoot and a howl.
She has taken the stance
that some bright, sparkly pants
might replicate “Hello Dolly.”
She won’t dance or sing
but she still has some bling—
Let’s just call it Molly’s finale.
Pat D’Amico is a columnist with Northwest Prime Time, sometimes a Sharing Stories author, and sometimes a poet.
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