tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498118493889888213.post6416111763485935404..comments2023-11-02T09:11:32.311-04:00Comments on the dawn of an older age: dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07575664273007508690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498118493889888213.post-88760625040101645802009-07-09T03:43:13.081-04:002009-07-09T03:43:13.081-04:00was passing by and saw your lovely poem - thought ...was passing by and saw your lovely poem - thought you might like to see this one in a similar vein<br /><br />When I am Old I Will Wear Purple<br />Jenny Joseph's 'Famous Poem'<br />Warning!<br />When I am Old<br />I will wear Purple!<br /><br />When I am an old woman,<br />I shall wear purple - - <br />With a red hat which doesn't go,<br />and doesn't suit me.<br />And I shall spend my pension<br />on brandy and summer gloves and satin sandles,<br />And say we've no money for butter.<br />I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired<br />and gobble up samples in shops<br />and press alarm bells<br />and run with my stick along public railings,<br />and make up for the sobriety of my youth.<br />I shall go out in my slippers in the rain<br />and pick flowers in other people's gardens<br />and learn to spit!<br />You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat<br />and eat three pounds of sausages at ago,<br />or only bread and pickles for a week,<br />and hoard pens and pencils<br />and beermats and things in boxes.<br />But now we must have clothes that keep us dry,<br />and pay our rent<br />and not swear in the street,<br />and set a good example for the children.<br />We must have friends to dinner<br />and read the papers.<br />But maybe I ought to practice a little now?<br />So people who know me<br />are not too shocked and surprised<br />when suddenly I am old,<br />And start to wear purple!<br /><br /><br />--Jenny Josephseagullsevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682685216766763787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498118493889888213.post-27544053582452655392009-05-27T09:39:54.834-04:002009-05-27T09:39:54.834-04:00I hear you. Yes to foolish games. My indulgent one...I hear you. Yes to foolish games. My indulgent one was is not always eating right. And pretending like I have nothing to do for hours. :)<br /><br />Another great shot.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897963154223770756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498118493889888213.post-18831436233504534432009-05-26T22:30:21.828-04:002009-05-26T22:30:21.828-04:00Oh..I'm afraid I escape all the time with writing....Oh..I'm afraid I escape all the time with writing..probably more than I should.<br /><br />Hope you are having a great week.blue heartshttp://openyoureyesboy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498118493889888213.post-91912283835513925662009-05-26T16:59:42.649-04:002009-05-26T16:59:42.649-04:00that's a great way to think about it, dawn! ;) ha...that's a great way to think about it, dawn! ;) happy tuesday, friend!Sandra Lundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956886130116021414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498118493889888213.post-5691587386395480272009-05-26T13:45:55.147-04:002009-05-26T13:45:55.147-04:00Excellent! I completely agree. Especially we att...Excellent! I completely agree. Especially we attorneys tend to think that life will not go on without us living, breathing, working all hours at the office ... and then it does.<br /><br />Foolish games indeed!Live More Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486883402903740941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498118493889888213.post-6355806138521545052009-05-26T10:34:51.793-04:002009-05-26T10:34:51.793-04:00who doesn't love the time out from responsibilitie...who doesn't love the time out from responsibilities to be fun and whimsical? great shotCharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.com