[Dialogue] A poem, thanks to Joan Seacord

[Ellie Stock]

Happy Birthday!  We celebrate your being you!
Ellie Stock


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From: Sarah H. Buss <shbuss at icloud.com>
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Subject: Re: [Dialogue] A poem, thanks to Joan Seacord


How timely, Jim. Today is my 75th, whether I believe it or not!
Sarah

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On Dec 3, 2012, at 1:42 PM, James Wiegel <jfwiegel at yahoo.com> wrote:





Went through some old papers the other night.  Ran across some research on Ageism that Joan Seacord did for the Women's Organization for Equality in Brussels.  Joan was 66 back then.  Found this poem:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THOSE OF US

I've awakened to find
that somehow I've slipped
into the cloak of the 8th Decade
and behold, it seems to fit!

Still, I struggle
and stretch my arms
and reach to check the hem
The seams neither bind nor rip.

I find I am warmed
by all the threads of this cloth,
The woof and the warp purposely woven
To my surprise, it is comfortable.

It can be worn anywhere
It matters not the occasion
Whether it is formal or fantasy
I am free, at least, of SELF-consciousness

So unique a garment
that it is unimportant
that it has become wrinkled and faded
by smiles, and tears and time

All dressed up, laughing aloud
With myself enjoying the music.

Roberta Harper Roberts
Broomstick, Nov-Dec 1982



Jim Wiegel

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