A Manoeuvre
Posted: 11 Dec 2019, 18:33
I go for a walk every evening
a ploy to keep my legs active.
Mine being a strange case,
able to walk in ease for half an hour.
Peculiar, being unable to stand
for more than quarter an hour.
I look at myself with a keenness
nowhere did I examine myself so close.
Neither obese, being for sure,
nor slender being true .
I have been active all through my years,
never an athlete for certain.
Did learn dancing for quiet a number of years,
very regular in my classes, that being an exercise.
Did cycling till I got married, going around the house,
never a champion for that matter.
Then came the family with three kids
days were not enough to take care of them.
In the milieu lost twenty years or so
entered the middle age all too soon.
Perfect cooperation from my all
my faculties. They synchronize seamlessly.
As I enter my fifties I feel the bite
harsh it turns, with a break down of my right knee.
I manage somehow with home remedies, spray,
pain killers and physio therapy.
Nothing gives me a permanent cure,
I have to live with wobbling legs,
I make a point to walk well over 2 kilometers
dragging my legs, at times I experience sharp pain.
The practice gives me comfort to an extent,
relieve the stiffness and make the legs supple.
This month I miss a lot as rains compete with me
every evening they come with a big bang.
Walking has become a habit, like drinking hot tea
every morning after breakfast.
It is being challenged by nature.
Oh ! no, my knees appear to ache.
Rev
I go for a walk every evening
a ploy to keep my legs active.
Mine being a strange case,
able to walk in ease for half an hour.
Peculiar, being unable to stand
for more than quarter an hour.
I examine myself : neither obese
nor slender.
I have been active throughout
never an athlete for certain.
Learnt dancing in my younger years.
Been very regular and passionate.
Cycled till my marriage, went around
the house, not a champion anyway.
Then came three kids, tied up
not a minute to spare.
In the milieu lost twenty years
entered the middle age all too soon.
My faculties give the fullest cooperation.
They synchronize seamlessly,
I enter the fifties, wince as I walk,
the harsh bite of my right knee.
Home remedies, spray, physiotherapy,
pain killers help to an extent.
No permanent cure at sight.
I live with wobbling legs.
I make a point to walk well over 2 kilometers
dragging my legs with stabbing pain.
The practice gives me comfort
the stiff legs turn supple.
This month I miss a lot as rains compete with me,
every evening they come with a big bang.
Walking has become a habit, like drinking hot tea
every morning.
Ouch! hear a crackle
Oh ! my knees hurt,
a ploy to keep my legs active.
Mine being a strange case,
able to walk in ease for half an hour.
Peculiar, being unable to stand
for more than quarter an hour.
I look at myself with a keenness
nowhere did I examine myself so close.
Neither obese, being for sure,
nor slender being true .
I have been active all through my years,
never an athlete for certain.
Did learn dancing for quiet a number of years,
very regular in my classes, that being an exercise.
Did cycling till I got married, going around the house,
never a champion for that matter.
Then came the family with three kids
days were not enough to take care of them.
In the milieu lost twenty years or so
entered the middle age all too soon.
Perfect cooperation from my all
my faculties. They synchronize seamlessly.
As I enter my fifties I feel the bite
harsh it turns, with a break down of my right knee.
I manage somehow with home remedies, spray,
pain killers and physio therapy.
Nothing gives me a permanent cure,
I have to live with wobbling legs,
I make a point to walk well over 2 kilometers
dragging my legs, at times I experience sharp pain.
The practice gives me comfort to an extent,
relieve the stiffness and make the legs supple.
This month I miss a lot as rains compete with me
every evening they come with a big bang.
Walking has become a habit, like drinking hot tea
every morning after breakfast.
It is being challenged by nature.
Oh ! no, my knees appear to ache.
Rev
I go for a walk every evening
a ploy to keep my legs active.
Mine being a strange case,
able to walk in ease for half an hour.
Peculiar, being unable to stand
for more than quarter an hour.
I examine myself : neither obese
nor slender.
I have been active throughout
never an athlete for certain.
Learnt dancing in my younger years.
Been very regular and passionate.
Cycled till my marriage, went around
the house, not a champion anyway.
Then came three kids, tied up
not a minute to spare.
In the milieu lost twenty years
entered the middle age all too soon.
My faculties give the fullest cooperation.
They synchronize seamlessly,
I enter the fifties, wince as I walk,
the harsh bite of my right knee.
Home remedies, spray, physiotherapy,
pain killers help to an extent.
No permanent cure at sight.
I live with wobbling legs.
I make a point to walk well over 2 kilometers
dragging my legs with stabbing pain.
The practice gives me comfort
the stiff legs turn supple.
This month I miss a lot as rains compete with me,
every evening they come with a big bang.
Walking has become a habit, like drinking hot tea
every morning.
Ouch! hear a crackle
Oh ! my knees hurt,