OLD PEOPLE

You see them every now and then
  maybe when you're with a friend
  or maybe even on a date
  those old couples who make us late

They walk slowly ,  arms entwined
  obstructing those who walk behind
  and creep along without a worry
  for those who might be in a hurry

Instead of thinking ,what to eat
  while in the line on shuffling feet
  instead, the menu they debate
  at order time and make us wait

They finally get to their booth seat
  and take their pills(all so discreet)
  sometimes they even cough and sneeze
  fewer bodily functions, please!

As they sit there barely talking
  (conversation slower than their walking)
  they mostly just look at each other
  as if still in love, Oh brother!

Across the table hands are held
  I half expect appendage meld
  occasionally they whisper, smile
   look at each other for a while

What can they chance to have to say
  so late at their lives' end of day
  they've not said to each other 'fore
 (if listened to ,I bet they'd bore)

as they very slowly dine
  perhaps drinking a cup of wine
  or tea thus making ice cubes tinkle
  the old coots' eyes 'most seem to twinkle

And look at her with teeth so white
  (somebody's dentures fit just right)
  she acts as if it's just the two
  and ignores both me and you

They finally finish, rise to leave
  for support, she grasps his sleeve
  they tip small and pay the bill
  both creeping 'long like nuns still

As they leave so does frustration
  at old couples across the nation
  look at them still hand in hand
   what a lucky,lucky man