AN OLD COUPLE'S HOUSE An Old Couple’s House Have you ever been in an old couple’s house? Tis really a grand sight to see It’s an eclectic assortment of Ma and Pa Kettle With a little bit of Fibber McGee. There are trashcans and Kleenex beside every chair Newspapers on tables stacked high There are piles of books waiting for a” just in case” moment And lamps bright for tired old eyes There are antiques and junque everywhere that you look And most are covered with dust And visitors have no comprehension Why we keep them, but we know we must Each one a reminder of days now gone by All the things we have loved through the years No meaning for others, but to us they are gold In our memories they bring happy tears The dishes are old, with faded vintage design The cups and the saucers don’t match The bowls of all sizes lopsidedly sit Now they’re part of just one mingled batch. The bed with mixed patterns of pillows and sheets Sits between bedside tables that hold All the pills that are