Nostalgia

My brain has finally outstripped science.

Nostalgia

                                                  Old Hull, Quebec. November 5, 2006.

The latest news from science is that men

Think of hardly anything but sex;

They literally have it on the brain.

They think about it once a minute, roughly,

According to reliable reports

From students of that all-too-human organ.

But I would humbly bring to their attention

That often, these days, I can go

For up to ninety seconds at a time

Before my ancient brain meanders back

To what we used to call that sort of thing.

And even when it does, I must point out,

In case of any possible misreading,

That roughly does not apply to any thoughts

(Or acts) of mine on this particular subject

-- Any more.