Old Age
(2004-12-31 22:45:32)
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"I'm 86 years old."
She said with a wicked grin.
Sparks in her narrow eyes
Shine like glistening rocks
On a beach, full of playfulness,
Curiosity --- a dancing,
Laughing child
Seems to jump out
From the garden in her
Wild eyes.
She is old --- voice shaking,
Steps unbalanced --- old
As a stubbron pine tree
Or the weathered rocks
That witnessed the passing
of light,star dust.
She reminds me of a little bird
That never stops flying
As long as
She sees a patch of blue sky.
This morning,
I was almost depressed
To find a gray hair on my head.
I plucked it with a painful curse.
Now I feel ashamed, but happier.
----LTG 2004