Thursday, August 19, 2010

IM 50! AInt That NIFTY?! A poem by SUBWAYSURFER


I’m 50! Aint that NIFTY?
By Elgin Bolling

I’m 50! Aint that NIFTY?
Jumped outta this bed this morning in a Jiffy!
Took a shower, put on powder, don’t I look “Spiffy?!”

It’s my BIRTHDAY TODAY! YEA!!!!! My wife kissed me!
My dog wagged his tail, and then, he licked me!
I looked in my mirror, see,
Felt my head in the back and said, Gee,
Looks like some of my hair’s started to FLEE!
It’s getting harder to SEE, to some DEGREE, without my glasses on ME….

My abs are GONE.
But my stomach’s been set FREE!
Sometimes it appears to be ….Leading Me….

It’s just like my BACK!!
If I move a little too FAST
It goes outta WHACK!!

Which is almost as much fun as my
Occasional ATHSMA ATTACK!

My knees, don’t bend
They join the FUN
Hey, what’s this spot here, on my TONGUE?
I’m starting to lose some teeth
One, by one, by one…….

Gotta STOP chewing GUM!!
Er..anybody got SOME??

OH BOY!!! AINT TURNING 5o FUN????

I got to carry an umbrella, because now I cant stand the SUN
And I’m BLACK!
Go figure… THAT.

According to SOME, I should be off somewhere making a
“HOLE IN ONE”
Putting right thar on da “GREEN”

But THAT AINT the kinda Fun I NEED!

I LOVE
Singing and writing
And Kung Fu Fighting!
Making ART,
And “BUSTING FARTS!!”

NO NEED, NO NEED
TO DEPART!!!

Internet blogging and incessant clogging
My arteries with
Deliciously GREASY
Never ever QUEASY
ALWAYS goes down EASY
“Wifey FOOD!!!”

If you got some Fried Chicken,
IM IN THE MOOD!

Making love,
Praising and praying to God ABOVE
And inside

Going with the family for a ride..

My kids make my chest
Swell with PRIDE
So Glad my wife signed on for the RIDE
This is for LIFE

Honey, Im SO GRATEFUL
That you are my WIFE
I know you married me
To be POLITE!
But thanks for sharing the joy and STRIFE.

And yet there’s so much MORE to COME
Next YEAR this TIME….
I”LL BE FIFTY ONE!!!

Elgin Bolling August 19 1960-2010

Well it's the Big Five OH!!! today. In commemoration of the day, I wrote this poem especially for the BIG DAY. I read this at an awesome party my wife threw last week for me that included food, family, fun, singing... I get choked up just thinking about it.
This caricature of me was done by one of my guests fellow artist, Laurie Edmonds.