old man & the voice

Scene I
Old man, very wrinkled.
Gray hair. Long.
Black and white frame. Light from his left. He wears a turtle neck shirt. Eyes twinkle. A happy, old man, apparently.

Old Man: "I've been friends with cats!"
Voice: "How many?"
Old Man: "Umm... seven? so far... (adjusts hair, in an attempt to remember things) Eleven may be."
Voice: "Cats?"
Old Man: " Yeah, Cats!"
Voice: "They talked?"
Old Man: "Oh yes, oh yes! They talked, all the time!"
Voice: "And?"
Old Man: "And scratched... Like cats!"

Lights off. Fade out. Black.

Scene II

Old Man: "Aah. Scrambled eggs. Coffee!"
Voice: "You want some?"
Old Man: "Oh no. I'm not hungry! I want some conversations."
Voice: "Aren't we conversing now?"
Old Man: "I wish we were..."
Voice: "Hmm. Difficult, aren't we?"
Old Man: "What's easy?"
Voice: "Where have all the words gone?"
Old Man: "It is not that time of the year yet, as they say."
Voice: "Where words ripen..."
Old Man: "And fall into your lap."

Lights off. Fade out. Black.

Scene III

Old Man: "Summer's gone!"
Voice: "Or has it?"
Old Man:" Looks like it's long gone. Away."
Voice: "Like the doors song..."
Old Man: "Cleansed?"
Voice: "Yeah, infinite"
Old Man: "Fake, You are!"
Voice: " How?"
Old Man: "I know - from the way your eye-brows twitch!"
Voice: "Huh! You must be kidding!"
Old Man: "My cats are back! Don't bother me!"
Voice: "And the conversations?"
Old Man: "And yes, coffees and scrambled eggs!"

Lights off. Fade out. Black.

Curtains.