I will dig no more ditches shows you a tale of enjoying what you do. As a matter of fact, I continue to do what I love. Also, I try to take care of myself. I hope to teach others to do the same to live a long healthy enjoyable life. In Dig No More Ditches I try to portray how I feel about enjoying life. Sit back with a glass of cool water or a healthy snack and pause for a moment to contemplate the enjoyment of life.
Dig No More Ditches
No More Ditches to Dig
I will dig no more ditches
My pick and shovel I lay aside
As my seventy-eighth birthday beckons
I tire too easily
With mighty swings of the pick
I delight as it bites into the hard earth
To watch the dirt leave my shovel
As it hurries to the growing heap
I find pride in a good ditch
Sides that stand proud
Bottom that speaks with dignity
I will do the job
That you want done
And repay many times
For your labor
Would my ditch listen
I would say … Labor?
I lovingly dug and heaved
No labor to acclaim
Others work hard at playing
Golfers, tennis, weight lifting
They get no more satisfaction
Than this lowly ditch digger
I’ll fawn over my pick and shovel
By themselves in a forgotten corner
Surely they must have emotions
And pride in a job well done
I don’t cast them aside
Like a worn-out-shoe
They will be oiled
And protected
Over the years ahead