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| Source: Delores at Under the Porch Light |
Col. Prentice Hall attended the Annual Festival in his town
of Liberty every year.
After being carefully groomed, he shed his flannel shirt and
tattered trousers. A freshly pressed tail coat and pin-striped slacks were
carefully hung, ready to be donned. Col.
Prentice Hall donned his brushed top hat and retrieved his polished cane,
stepping out the door.
Striding as briskly as a man of 92 could manage, Col.
Prentice Hall tipped his hat to all whom he encountered. A grand
turn-out. He mused, smiling to different people along the path. Grand
indeed!
“Colonel! Col. Hall!” The photographer for the Liberty Weekly
News called out. “A photo, if you
please!”
Smiling, Col. Prentice Hall tipped his hat as the photo was
taken. It is rewarding to still be honored on such a day, he mused.
Two teen age girls giggled as the hat was tipped and the
photo taken. “Who is that old geezer?”
one whispered. “Who knows? He looks like a zombie!” the other murmured. They ran off, flaunting henna tattoos and low
rider jeans.
Times change.
And so did the notion of respect for your elders. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis was a grand old chap who played the part of John Galt on John Galt Day here in Guelph.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo.
ReplyDeleteTeenage girls... they do keep life interesting.
Times change, not always for the better
ReplyDeleteWonderful. (and the teenage girls probably weren't EC and Ruby-Mae.)
ReplyDeleteI love that photo, and really like where you went with the story for it. Kind of heart-breaking, though, because it smacks too much of exactly how some young people feel about the elderly.
ReplyDeleteIf we are lucky, we will all become old geezers eventually. That is supposed to be a goal. Unfortunately, we become too soon old, too late smart.
ReplyDeleteTimes change.
ReplyDeleteBut certain things stay the same.
Those two teenage girls are destined to be old geezers one day, then they will be on the receiving end.
Great picture.
Writer In Transit
Very nicely done. I hope to be an old geezer one day. Or would that be geezess?
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