Dear Ones, <br><br>I, too, loved the poem, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THOSE OF US. Thanks to Joan Seacord and the journey that it took to find it's way here and now. I immediately sent it to my neighbor Jean who celebrated her 80th birthday earlier this year.<br>
<br>Be well, <br><br>Nancy<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Paula Philbrook <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paula.philbrook@gmail.com" target="_blank">paula.philbrook@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto"><div>How timely, Jim. Today is my 75th, whether I believe it or not!</div><div>Sarah<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Dec 3, 2012, at 1:42 PM, James Wiegel <<a href="mailto:jfwiegel@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jfwiegel@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit" 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>
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