U3A

university
of
the
third
age
generational divide
makes
inroads
into
integrity

19 April 2009

Youth
seducer
of our golden years
a siren that calls to us
across an everwidening chasm

(c) Merlene Fawdry

The driving test

16 April 2009

she drove with care
on the way
to the licence tester
hoping to pass the test
for another year
indicating her intention to turn
at every bend in the road
and veering right
onto the wrong side
of a traffic island
at the exit
of the car park
where she froze
purpose of her errand
forgotten

(c) Merlene Fawdry

The houri

11 April 2009

eighty-five this year
she lights the twinkle
in her eye
with an alcohol infuser
forgoing meals
for the liquid gold
a duplicitous
foutain of youth
that transforms the harridan
into a houri

(c) Merlene Fawdry