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
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On Dec 3, 2012, at 1:42 PM, James Wiegel <jfwiegel@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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