[Dialogue] A poem, thanks to Joan Seacord

[Paula Philbrook]

Happy Birthday!


On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Sarah H. Buss <shbuss at icloud.com> wrote:

> 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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> you find it..  You got to change with it."  Woody Guthrie
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-- 
Paula

*Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough,
and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to
clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger
into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,
and creates a vision for tomorrow*.
*Melody* Beattie
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