Grandma <br />wearing her sweater <br />the one with the hole <br /> <br />in the attic <br />cobwebs <br />in the mirror <br /> <br />birthday cake <br />lighting the candles <br />the third match <br /> <br />candle light dinner <br />ordering the wine <br />the same age <br /> <br />in the spare bedroom <br />opening the hat boxes <br />Easter hats matching gray <br /> <br />climbing the stairs <br />a little slower <br />creaking a little louder <br /> <br />prime time <br />TV reruns rumble on <br />your motoring snores<br /><br />Ben Gieske<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ageing-haiku/
