Whoever thought one day I'd let my hair go gray and walk with a sway
"They are only laughter lines" I told myself, disregarding a wrinkle in time.
I promised to be one of those ladies who would look suave at sixty five,
but when you see me walk down the isle, I cannot hide that lombar slide.
I will wear dresses of fresh linen with only leather belts that buckle,
and when my shaky hands refuse to still, I'll blame it on my knuckles !
When I looked into the mirror then,... all I saw was a pretty girl,
but now I see two kindly eyes and a memory impearled !
I rise at 6 and retire at 9, I sleep on my side for the one I adore,
lovie says that when I snore, it sounds like a lion's roar !
I am happy with my life,
and although I lose my train of thought sometimes,
I still wake up every morning feeling grateful,
that I am still able to dress, to the nines...
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SPLENDID, INDEED! ENJOYED VERY MUCH, MYSTIC. I AM 80 THIS YEAR SO I THINK I'VE GOT YOU BY A FEW, HOWEVER...EVENTUALLY 'ALL OF US' PEER INTO THE SAME MIRROR OF REALITY, HOPEFULLY WITH GRATEFUL AND UPLIFTED HEARTS. AMEN. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS
Every line describes a woman who is happy with growing old gracefully. White hair becomes so many women, starting with my great aunt who was rather homely as a young woman.
But when she saw her youngest daughter at 12 rolling in the ditch after being hit by a car coming out from the front of her school bus, her hair turned white well before she was 40. Surprisingly, while her daughter became independent and married with permanent brain damage, she lived well beyond her husband and was chased by "old men" for many years as she lived alone as a widow with some flare and lasting beauty.
Your picture shows wonderful taste in colorful dress and your naturally white hair. Mine is so short, I look bald, I so I keep that picture when I was 62 to let everyone know that I tend to look 15 years younger than my age. And feel it, too. No grumpy old man, me.
He Keeps Me is a devotional journey of revelation and insight birthed out of prayer.Searching the Word of God revealed the many ways that He has kept me and continues to keep me. Each day is an opportunity to recognize that God is mindful of you, eve
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But when she saw her youngest daughter at 12 rolling in the ditch after being hit by a car coming out from the front of her school bus, her hair turned white well before she was 40. Surprisingly, while her daughter became independent and married with permanent brain damage, she lived well beyond her husband and was chased by "old men" for many years as she lived alone as a widow with some flare and lasting beauty.
Your picture shows wonderful taste in colorful dress and your naturally white hair. Mine is so short, I look bald, I so I keep that picture when I was 62 to let everyone know that I tend to look 15 years younger than my age. And feel it, too. No grumpy old man, me.
Ron