When I Am Old
(by Jenny Joseph)
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension
on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals,
and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired,
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells,
And run my stick along the public railings,
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens,
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat,
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go,
Or only bread and pickle for a week,
And hoard pens and pencils and beer mats
and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry,
And pay our rent and not swear in the street,
And set a good example for the children.
We will have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me
are not too shocked and surprised,
When suddenly I am old
and start to wear purple!
With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension
on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals,
and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired,
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells,
And run my stick along the public railings,
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens,
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat,
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go,
Or only bread and pickle for a week,
And hoard pens and pencils and beer mats
and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry,
And pay our rent and not swear in the street,
And set a good example for the children.
We will have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me
are not too shocked and surprised,
When suddenly I am old
and start to wear purple!
Ta-ta, friends!
"thanks Lily for sharing the poem above, hope you don't mind me sharing it even further".. Love & hugs
Well, I don't know about you.. but sometimes I really feel my age PLUS someone elses... guess its just due to so many birthdays! (I am thankful for every one of them, reallllly I am) lol.. But little things like changes in the weather.. from good to bad, bad to good, rainy to sunny, sunny to rainy, etc..... really makes a difference! But, I am in agreement with this ole gal >
"We better kick up our heels and enjoy life," be grateful for each breath we take and Not count the days or hours.. But make the days and hours count!!
< THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO BE REMINDED OF... IT'S TIME TO GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES... "YOU JUST NEVER KNOW................." SO, ONCE AGAIN, LETS NOT RUSH THE TIME ALONG.. MAKE EACH TIME, EACH VISIT COUNT AND MAKE WONDERFUL MEMORIES.. THEY ARE ALL BLESSINGS! YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU OR THEY WILL BE CALLED HOME (TO HEAVEN...) SO MAKE IT ALL COUNT!
PRAYERS GOING UP FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND YOURS.. THAT GOD WILL BLESS EACH OF YOU SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, FINANCIALLY AND WITH INNER PEACE, LOVE, HOPE, GRACE.. PRAYING FOR THOSE IN NEED OFF JOBS, OR EVEN BETTER JOBS.. PRAYING FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH ILLNESSES, TERMINAL DISEASES, CANCER OF ANY AND EVERY KIND (AND FOR YOUR FAMILIES) GOD BE WITH AND BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. PRAYING FOR SAFETY FOR OUR SON CHRIS AND NORMAN JR TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK... (one in Roanoke, the other up Bath county) PRAYING FOR MY SISTER, THAT SHE WILL HAVE A LONG AND WONDERFUL LIFE. GIVING THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND GIVING YOU OUR LOVE, THANKS, HONOR, PRAISE AND GLORY IN JESUS HOLY NAME, AMEN.
KEIFER, MY VERY LOVED GREAT NEPHEW... OUR SYMPATHY, LOVE, PRAYERS AND HUGS ARE WITH YOU IN MIND.. I KNOW HOW TERRIBLY HARD THIS IS! WE LOVE YA HONEY... GREAT BIG "GRANDMA" HUGS FOR YOU... AND SYMPATHY AND HUGS FOR YOUR WHOLE FAMILY... YOUR DAD WAS A VERY MEMORABLE AND LOVABLE FELLA.. (JUST LIKE YOU ARE)
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