In light of
The never ending
Pursuit
Of eternal youth,
It’s amusing
Droves
Of celebrities
Are spending
An inordinate amount
Of time and money
Transforming
Their locks
To shimmering
Silver strands.
Some even add
A touch of
Blue, purple or pink
For effect.
You know,
Those classic colors
Old ladies
Have sported for years,
Much to the
Chagrin
Of the younger
Generation.
At long last,
Everyone
Wants to be a
SILVER fox.
The Age Factor
Seniors Have Their Own Math
It’s not unusual
For seniors to
Contemplate
Their mortality
In a roundabout
Way
By calculating
The number of years
To special events
Such as
Birthdays, graduations
Or anniversaries.
A case in point
Is the recent
Supermoon and
Total lunar eclipse
Which haven’t
Coincided
Since 1982
And won’t occur
Together again
Until 2033.
That’s 18 years
From now, which
Would put me at
85 years old.
It’s not impossible
I will still be around,
But for now,
I think I’ll just
Set my sights
On the next
Total lunar eclipse
Which arrives
In 2018.
Stay Out Of My Closet
It takes the better part
Of a lifetime
To gain wisdom…
Those golden nuggets
Of precious insight
Into the human condition.
Unfortunately,
In a consumption driven society,
We do less than a stellar job
Of passing the baton
To successive generations….
Forcing them instead
To stumble down the same path
We have already traveled.
Accumulated wisdom…
Arguably, the most valuable asset
In our portfolio… often goes unclaimed.
It is our brains which should be
Picked clean BEFORE we depart,
Not our closets, AFTER the fact.
Out of My Write Mind 