They’re the same age,
my fella and this prez,

rocking a similar snowy
fringe and kind blue eyes—

not to mention the classic
public-service-is cool aviators.

My fella (an old newsdog who
photographed a prez or eight

in his long career) says he can’t
imagine how this prez keeps

the always-on-the-move schedule
that he does, seeing as how my

(long retired) fella really cherishes
his senior afternoon nap time.

But after 36 years in the Senate,
the veep gig and now as

the big cheese, as this prez
makes way for the next

generation of a younger,
possibly female prez,

my fella applauds this prez’s
decades of public service

that have led to this big
time-to-go-Joe moment.

And, saying that he hopes
this prez will get to tuck

into some quality snooze
time in the near future,

my fella heads for a little
sofa lie-down, a guy who

truly understands the
wisdom of a power nap.