Act Your Age

I really should act more my age
Husband, father, grandfather
Shamelessly sparking another

Deep excitment at the thought of our meeting

I should be serene and focused
On my life at home, on my wife
On growing older and wiser

She moves into my arms,a smile,a long kiss

I should enjoy the familiarity
Of years of loving and
Romance should come from the comfort

Dancing, my hand in the small of her back

Should be doing retirement planning
With my good wife and my family
Looking forward to happy leisure times

Undressing her slowly, she sighs at my touch

Winter afternoons, books and coffee
Finding some poetic inspiration
In a homey Rockwellian scene

Her soft, white thigh against my face

Scrabble and Sorry and movies
More frequent visits from children
Time for quiet reflection

Warm moving body - loving, yielding, renewing

I should try to act more my age