Love is ageless, it doesn’t care
About missing teeth and greying hair
It may take longer to undress and lie back                                                                                                                                       Ita
Bones may creak and joints may crack
Teeth in a jar and wigs  on the table
Searching for tablets, reading the label
Hearing aids disconnected, glass eyes taken out
Words of love will be a shout
Joint cream applied to knees and hands
Hair net secured with elastic bands
Trusses stored for another day
Back brace folded and put away
Glasses are left near at hand by the light
In case nature calls in the dead of night
Before Hanky Panky prayers must be said
You just never know when you might wake up dead
Now the time is finally here
“Let’s make love, my doddering Dear!”
“It has taken two hours to get ready for bed
Let’s just go to sleep instead!”