After 80

She does not come, he spend;
Spirit to flesh must bend
With age that does not mend.

Yet still they share the urge,
Each feels a nascent urge
That age has failed to purge.

So longingly they kiss,
Tongue to tongue, lips to lips,
In agéd loving bliss.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Vinson Avatar
April 21, 2017 at 1:48 PM
How do we get so old? --It sneaks up on us.
Gupta Avatar
April 21, 2017 at 6:22 AM
And your poem helps in this ... jasmine flowers on a dish ...
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