“ME AND MY CA-ANE
STROLLING DOWN THE AVENUE..”
(to the tune "Me and My Shadow")
I’M NOT PARAPHRASING
THE REST OF THIS OLD TIMEY SONG,
BECAUSE I RARELY “CLIMB” ANY “STAIR”
IF I CAN
AVOID IT,
AND I’M RARELY
“ALL ALONE AND FEELING BLUE.”
BUT MY DECORATIVE CANE
IS LIKE MY
SHADOW…
GOES EVERYWHERE WITH ME,
MY CONSTANT HELPFUL COMPANION.
HERE IT STANDS, NEAR MY FRONT DOOR,
BY MY PURSE,
READY TO COME ALONG WITH ME
AT ANY TIME,
ANYWHERE….
(ISN’T IT JUST SO CUTE?)
THIS SWEET BUDDY
HAS BEEN WALKING ALONG WITH ME
FOR OVER THREE YEARS.
(I HAD A BLAND BLACK CANE BEFORE THAT.)
BUT WHEN I FELT IT MAY BECOME
A PERMANENT ACCESSORY,
I FOUND A FINE VARIETY OF DESIGNS
ON AMAZON, MY FAVORITE
ONLINE RETAILER.
I RECENTLY CHECKED CANES ONLINE,
AND THE SELECTION HAS EXPLODED!
YOU CAN FOLD THEM,
BLING THEM WITH GLITTER,
AND CHOOSE FROM A DAZZLING ARRAY
OF PATTERNS
AND COLORS.
CANES ARE BIG BUSINESS
IN THIS AGE OF
OF A BOOMING,
AGING POPULATION!
I WOULD CONSIDER USING MY CANE
JUST FOR THE LUXURY
OF HAVING PEOPLE
OPEN DOORS FOR ME….
WHICH THEY DO….
ALL THE TIME…
EVERYWHERE…
IT’S VERY SWEET.
I HOPE THAT NO ONE
DECLINES THE SUPPORT
OF A DEAR CANE
BECAUSE THEY THINK
THAT THEY WOULD APPEAR,
WELL.....
DISABLED IN SOME WAY.
WITH A CANE, YOU ARE
ABLED,
SUPPORTED,
ENHANCED,
STRENGTHENED.
IT SHOULD NEVER BE CONSIDERED
A SYMBOL OF
WEAKNESS
OR IMPAIRMENT.
IT’S A LOVELY TOOL
WHICH I REQUIRE
IN THE OFTEN “UNSUPPORTED”
OUTSIDE WORLD.
AT HOME, I USUALLY
LEAVE THE CANE BY THE DOOR,
BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY PLACES
TO SUPPORT
MY UNSTEADY LEGS
(OR MIND).
YEARS AGO, GENTLEMEN SPORTED CANES
AS A SIGN OF ELEGANCE
AND STYLE…
WELL, ISN'T THERE THAT
“ME TOO” MOVEMENT
GOING STRONG NOW?
SO I AM WILLING,
PROUD,
AND HAPPY
TO FACE THE WORLD…
ME AND MY CANE!
