"Getting Old Sucks" (c)

"Getting old sucks,"

the film star said.

But it's really not so, 

Not if you live

to take care of yourself,

and continue to grow.

Keep learning,

Keep smiling.

Bette Davis

said, "getting old sucks."

But I don't believe it.

And how would I know?

Because of Mick Jagger

and Barry Manilow.

And what about Paul McCartney?

 These guys rock, they don't suck.

They will die standing up.

I listen to rock,

I volunteer,

and create

(I'd rather not hate).

I talk on the phone.

I dye my hair.
Have an affair (or maybe not).

 I like to keep boringness 

out of my life

I seek out those

who are spontaneous.

I stay positive,

move,
Don't put on airs.

(Call me Dana,

not Miss Dana,

not Miss Stone.)

Take a vacation,

find inspiration

in my work.

My work.

I'm worth it.

Brookline Reflections

    

I visited my son

and daughter-in-law

in Brookline.

October was a fine time

to visit them

in their new home,

a 1940's building

across from a rose garden.

The visit made me realize that 

I need to see my son as the adult 

man that he is,

And to detach myself from his idyllic

childhood in Alaska.

This realization alone 

was worth the visit...

So I accept...

my age, his age, his wife, their life,

and celebrate changes.