So, when a handsome young man
flashes me a heart-melting smile
and offers me his seat,
that makes my day.
Being eighty -
I don't imagine this marks the start
of some delightfully flirtatious interlude.
Rather, it suggests that he is a kind
and thoughtful human being.
And this gives me hope.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem