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WARNING
When I am an old woman I shall
wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me.
And I
shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say
we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm
tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my
stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my
youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in
other people's gardens . . .
But maybe I ought to practice a little
now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly
I am old, and start to wear purple.
When I Am An Old Woman.com welcomes you to learn about the popular poem Warning, by Jenny Joseph.
I think I'll start practicing tomorrow!