My granddaughter looked up and said,

“Just now, sitting

there, book in hand,

cat on your lap,

gray hair and glasses on your nose,

you have become

a t.v. ad

about aging.”

Somehow, when I was least aware,

age crept up on

me and, like that

cat, settled in.

My hope is that we (age and me)

will find a way

to purr along

in harmony.

                                                                               JDG