When You Are Old

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When You Are Old

When you are old
I'll bring you coffee
Fresh black coffee
Strong and bold
Your best poems
I'll read them to you
In the mornings
When you're old

When you're alone
A life in shadow
I'll bring sunshine
Good and gold
I'll build a fire
In your pot belly
In the mornings
When you're old

Come the winter
I'll chop kindling
Bring your blanket
Come the cold
On the days
That are not friendly
I'll be there
When you are old

Raw tobacco
Slice of apple
Two cigarettes
Expertly rolled
Light up together
In your kitchen
In the mornings
When you're old

When you are old
I'll bring you coffee
Fresh black coffee
Strong and bold
Your last poems
I'll read them to you
In the mornings
When you're old

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