One for the more mature FM's...

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lal

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life,

my loving family for less grey hair or a flatter belly.

As I’ve aged I’ve become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself.

I’ve become my own friend..I don’t chide myself for eating that extra

Biscuit, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement

Gecko that I didn’t need, but looks so avente garde on my patio.

I am entitled to a treat, to be messy,to be extravagant.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon,

Before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4am

And sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60’s and 70’s, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love …I will.

I will walk along the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body,

And will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances

from the jet set….They too will get old…..

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just aswell forgotten.

And I eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when someones beloved pet dies? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion.

A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turn grey, and to have my

youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face…

So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don’t question myself anymore…I’ve even earned the right to be wrong..

I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become . I am not

Going to live forever, but while I am here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day

( If I feel like it ).......

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El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

That is truly beautiful and moving. You should publish it.
Thank you from an FM in their late 50s.

4/22/103:28 AM

RZBMember

So many truths Lal....I've not read that before.

thanks for posting.

4/22/104:14 AM

Dame_Ann_AverageMember VIP10 years

That's lovely Lal and thanks for posting, it says it all really

4/22/104:15 AM

DemantoidMember

Nice.

And very true.

4/22/104:17 AM

Garage JoeMember

It remindeth me of this one........

Warning - When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple

By Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple

with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.

And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves

and satin candles, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired

and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

and run my stick along the public railings

and make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

and pick the flowers in other people's gardens

and learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

and eat three pounds of sausages at a go

or only bread and pickles for a week

and hoard pens and pencils and beer nuts and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

and pay our rent and not swear in the street

and set a good example for the children.

We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?

So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised

When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

4/22/104:18 AM

Yogi19Member 10 years

That's really lovely Lal, thanks for posting it.

4/22/104:19 AM

Yogi19Member 10 years

Reference:Garage Joe

Warning - When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple

I love that poem Joe. I'm already practicing and wearing lilac.

4/22/104:21 AM

DemantoidMember

Reference: yogi

I love that poem Joe. I'm already practicing and wearing lilac.

I love that one too. The joys of growing old disgracefully..

4/22/104:24 AM

Yogi19Member 10 years

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The joys of growing old disgracefully..

Exactly

4/22/104:28 AM

lalMember

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That is truly beautiful and moving. You should publish it. Thank you from an FM in their late 50s.

I'm afraid I can't take the credit for writing this, but like you also thought it is beautiful and moving and felt the need to share....

.....

4/22/104:37 AM

lalMember

I love that one too Joe...

4/22/104:39 AM

Garage JoeMember

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I love that one too Joe...

As long as you understand that I willn't be wearing purple, red and buying satin candles.

4/22/104:42 AM

lalMember

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As long as you understand that I willn't be wearing purple, red and buying satin candles.

I will...I can't wait...

4/22/104:47 AM

Yogi19Member 10 years

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As long as you understand that I willn't be wearing purple, red and buying satin candles.

Go on Joe, it'll be fun.

4/22/105:26 AM

DemantoidMember

Reference: GJ

As long as you understand that I willn't be wearing purple, red and buying satin candles.

You'll fancy a change by then, I suppose

4/22/105:34 AM

Garage JoeMember

It is "then" for me.

4/22/105:39 AM

brisketMember Memoriam

Thanks for posting. So many aspects of that piece ring bells with me.
Although I don't think every aspect of ageing is romantic, this nice piece reminds us to see the positives and value them.
(Computer until 4 a.m. and bed until noon is not unfamiliar to me.)

What I value most is true friendship. It is rare and should be treasured.
Thanks lal.

4/22/105:41 AM

BazMember VIP10 years

I'm one of the older FM's.... but not sure about *mature*

Lovely poem Lal and have always liked the sentiments behind the *I shall wear purple* poem Garage Joe.

4/22/106:04 AM

AquariusMember

I absolutely loved this. Thanks for posting it lal.

4/22/108:00 AM

LowonIQMember

My Blog ages ago

4/22/108:21 AM

LowonIQMember

Great minds think alike

4/22/108:22 AM

hyperstarMember

Thanks for that post

4/22/108:31 AM

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