came home; time to eat supper
a TV dinner with some television
fall asleep in that big old brown chair in the den
got up early he did
wwII veteran; pacific theater
played in a few golf tournaments
didn’t talk about much that stuff much
he really didn’t say much at all really
getting information from him was like pulling teeth
everybody in the family got tired of playing dentist
he was handy though
could fix about anything
air conditioners, transmissions, you name it
made strange comments sometimes
like saying I probably wouldn’t come to his funeral
?????
don’t know where he got that idea
maybe a flash of an odd sense of humor…
rarely revealed
or a heartfelt statement…
rarely revealed
was offered early retirement and took it
died a couple years later of a heart attack
playing golf, 17th hole, made a birdie
then keeled over
in keeping with tradition
no last words
