A Brighter Outlook Poem by Jean Sheridan

The house looks much cleaner
The dust is not there
No stains on the sink
And no bits of hair

The garden is lovely
The grass a lush green
I can’t see the clover
Bare patches and weeds

My friends all look younger
Than when we last met
Less grey in their hair
And their lines seem less set

I gaze in the mirror
My make-up looks great
I look ten years younger
I might find a mate

The creams must be working
My wrinkles have gone
I think I might never
Put my glasses back on