Naani
Glasses of red wine
sweetly shared lip to lip.
Tonight the lovers kiss
tomorrow they depart alone
+=+=+
The fires of youth
have burnt out long ago.
The embers still glow
and warm two old hearts
+=+=+
Callow youth demands
maturity considers.
Old age understands
and accepts gracefully.
24 June 2004
Glasses of red wine
sweetly shared lip to lip.
Tonight the lovers kiss
tomorrow they depart alone
+=+=+
The fires of youth
have burnt out long ago.
The embers still glow
and warm two old hearts
+=+=+
Callow youth demands
maturity considers.
Old age understands
and accepts gracefully.
24 June 2004
