What does it mean to be eighty? In her wise and playful poems, Judith Viorst discusses marriage, friendship, grand parenthood, and all the particular marvels� and otherwise�of this extraordinary decade. She describes the wonder of seeing the world with new eyes�not because of revelation but because of a successful cataract operation. She promises not to gently fade away, and not to drive after daylight�s faded away either. She explains how she�s gotten to be a "three-desserts" grandmother ("Just don�t tell your mom!"), shares how memory failure can keep you married, and enumerates her hopes for the afterlife (which she doesn�t believe in, but if it does exist, her sister-in-law better not be there with her). As Viorst gleefully attests, eighty is not too old to dream, to flirt, to drink, and to dance. It�s also not too late to give up being cheap or to take up with a younger man of seventy-eight. Zesty, hopeful, and full of the pleasures of living, Viorst�s poems speak to her legions of readers, who recognize themselves in her knowing observations, in her touching reflections, and in her joyful affirmations. Funny, moving, inspirational, and true�the newest in Judith Viorst�s beloved "decades" series extols the virtues, victories, frustrations, and joys of life.