Hmm. After reading through too many threads over the last year or so to count I think Jam's age is 50 or so, a mere youngin' compared to me.
Poetry is like music for me...food for the soul...can you even imagine a song without words???????? Orchestra and classical stuff is dandy but I prefer words.

Even though classic music is often like a book without pictures which lead your own imagination to fill in the blanks...but I love to hear a human voice...
Christmas is a lonely time, I don't like it much but I'm not a "bah hum bugger" if ya know what I mean. I'll just be glad when it's all over with.
Back to sit in my worn out chair and smoke my pipe!