Poem From Causeway Farm

You've got quite old at ninety-six,
Putting the family in a fix,
They spoke to Causeway in despair,
To see if they could get you there.

Chance came along, but they didn't know,
If I was really prepared to go,
The 'ifs and buts' were there galore,
Long before they reached the door.

But now I'm settled and think it's fine,
Everything falls into place, given time.
Problems soon solved, with Jenney around,
And, happy I am on my bit of home ground.

Elizabeth Bishop, Causeway Farm resident