[dogsbody70]

that poem about wearing purple is funny because it represents Older people behaving disgracefully. wearing colours that clash. being outrageous. If you can't do your own thing when you are old-- when can you?

do not take it seriously-- we oldies can be outrageous if we want to be. It is not a crime not to care what others think of us.

Basically-- We don't care.

You are taking it literally when it is simply a poem about what someone would like to do once they are older.

We rebel against conforming to the Norm.

I had better not post anymore such poems because I guess they may confuse non- English readers.

Nothing wrong with I then You and then WE. Firstly she was talking about herself-- then others-- then WE-- the readers who are getting close to old age.

You might be surprised what older generation do and can do?

Once retired they can try to pursue their dreams-do the things that were denied them until their retirement.

Learning never stops no matter how old we might be.