Maybe 'elder,' or do you use 'elderly' as a noun there, P?
I applaud the attempt at gender equality, but am not sure any woman would want a hunk sitting on her knee, not usually...
Doug
On Apr 9, 2014, at 1:18 AM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> ON THE BUS
>
> here I am
> old codger
> ensconced
> on the bus
> travelling for miles
> travelling for hours
> travelling for free
> and
> as an elderly
> I qualify for
> and enjoy a
> 'priority seat for
> the frail and aged'
> but sadly
> my exhausted
> eighteen year old
> sweet girlfriend
> has no free pass
> has to stand
> all the way
> to our stop
> perhaps she
> could sit on
> my knee?
>
>
> pmcmanus draft
> r472
>
> ON THE BUS
>
> here I am
> old granny
> ensconced
> on the bus
> travelling for miles
> travelling for hours
> travelling for free
> and
> as an elderly
> I qualify for
> and enjoy a
> 'priority seat for
> the frail and aged'
> but sadly
> my exhausted
> eighteen year old
> sweet boyfriend
> has no free pass
> has to stand
> all the way
> to our stop
> perhaps he
> could sit on
> my knee?
>
>
> pmcmanus draft
> r472
> for C R
> 09/04/2014 08:18:09
>
Douglas Barbour
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