What is meant by the term   offered in reverent tones
….……………..
“El-der?”

Who makes the decision about entry into the club?
All Elders here, please raise your right hand!
What do we mean with the words: “grown up?”

One thing I’ve said to get me off the hook
About a lot of stuff is this wise-ass remark:
“We never really grow up We just get wrinkly”

Maybe those of us who are here
Believe that we are    or are fast becoming Elders!
Or hope (or dread)   we shall so become!

Whatever … We are here!
Curiosity and urge to merge our minds and hearts
To explore the biz of Elderhood or being el-der-ly
To see that we have cohorts and are not alone

Has brought us to this place on earth in time
To experience with Carolyn and Brugh
We cannot know what…

We cannot know what
The next few revolutions of our Mother Earth will bring

We have a plan to make our congress tidy
Like a gift wrapped carefully to disguise its insides

Perhaps the best outcome shock and awe
Will be what we never imagined we would find