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class=601522102-04122012>Thank you, Joan, wherever you are! Thank you,
Jim, for sharing this. Does anyone know where Joan is? I notice her
name in The Directory says mail returned. Richard's name is on the In
Memoriam page. For these g</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial><SPAN class=601522102-04122012>reat colleagues on the journey, I give
thanks. Lynda C. </SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net
[mailto:dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>James
Wiegel<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 03, 2012 2:43 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Order
Ecumenical Community<BR><B>Cc:</B> Colleague Dialogue<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Dialogue] A poem, thanks to Joan Seacord<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>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:<BR><BR>HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THOSE OF US<BR><BR>I've awakened
to find<BR>that somehow I've slipped<BR>into the cloak of the 8th
Decade<BR>and behold, it seems to fit!<BR><BR>Still, I struggle<BR>and
stretch my arms<BR>and reach to check the hem<BR>The seams neither bind
nor rip.<BR><BR>I find I am warmed<BR>by all the threads of this
cloth,<BR>The woof and the warp purposely woven<BR>To my surprise, it is
comfortable.<BR><BR>It can be worn anywhere<BR>It matters not the
occasion<BR>Whether it is formal or fantasy<BR>I am free, at least, of
SELF-consciousness<BR><BR>So unique a garment<BR>that it is
unimportant<BR>that it has become wrinkled and faded<BR>by smiles, and
tears and time<BR><BR>All dressed up, laughing aloud<BR>With myself
enjoying the music.<BR><BR>Roberta Harper Roberts<BR>Broomstick, Nov-Dec
1982<BR><BR><BR><BR>Jim Wiegel<BR><BR>"Life has got a habit of not
standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it.. You
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