[Oe List ...] [Dialogue] A poem, thanks to Joan Seacord

[Isobel and Jim Bishop]

Dear Sarah,
Happy BIrthday!   from  all your Australian colleagues,

xx and hugs,

Isobel Bishop.
On 05/12/2012, at 3:15 AM, Sarah H. Buss wrote:

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