Retirement

Many years ago, my age was lower. I was an active lad, a dreamer and time meant fishing, being with buddies and looking forward to 14 when I could go to the movies, since in Quebec most theatres were closed to the under 14 crowd --- a fire in Montreal ravaged 400 victims and that was the knee-jerk reaction to the tragedy. As I continue to add numbers to my age, the past is often relived, through my poems and short stories.