My Mother's Mother

[Wildcard]

I remember you chuckling happily when
I confessed to seeing you
not as the knitting type -
"an old woman's habit" I said.
You thanked me for the compliment.
But "old" and "young", or "middle-aged",
are useless words in tandem with you.

You exist outside of time to me, awesome line. I wonder if this would be the better verse to start with . . .
those always knowing eyes,
brutally efficient, like knives,
framed in glass,
an ancient map. beautiful the way you make me wanna read so much more into this

You of the solemn advice: could this be 'you with the solemn advice'?
"take walks in the morning.
Eat fresh fruit.
Look at these purple flowers,
how the sun hits them each day."

You of the chiding tenderness, again I don't like 'of' here. could be me
the feigned offence at my humour,
sitting by the porch table,
as your lame-eyed, ageing cat
prowls for scraps between our chairs. your work is not quaint, but this image is, for lack of a better word, very quaint and reminiscent. this is the kind of stuff we never forget

How much do you charge for autographs?

I hope you don't mind my little suggestions. Sometimes they are like little questions disguised as suggestions because I am determined to soak up some of the genius you put out there. :p

I'm glad to have had the chance to read this.