Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Poetics: The Proverbial



With age comes wisdom ~~~ 


Ladies in their eighties. Do NOT dismiss us! we

 know how to live, we know how to laugh, how to love. wE know what we want AND HOW TO GET IT!

Decade after decade  we've learned from our mistakes, honed our skills, left lovers behind ~ ranted, danced, protested, cried, raged, loved, created, explored, nurtured .. evolved. We ignore the aches, kick up our heels, laugh .. thankful to be alive.

And now that we're damned near close to perfection, it would be a crying shame to write us off!





Posted by Helen at 12:20 PM
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24 comments:

  1. JennaJuly 27, 2021 at 12:33 PM

    Haha, I like this! :D

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  2. Merril D. SmithJuly 27, 2021 at 12:35 PM

    Oh, yes to all of this, Helen! Splendid! I had no idea you were turning 80.
    Toasting you with the champagne. 😏

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  3. Laura BloomsburyJuly 27, 2021 at 12:36 PM

    what fun you are having in the photo and with this poem - which finishes on the best of lines

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  4. Sanaa RizviJuly 27, 2021 at 1:27 PM

    This is such a heartfelt write, Helen! I love that photo of you!❤️

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  5. FireblossomJuly 27, 2021 at 1:41 PM

    You are not to be trifled with, Helen! Rawrrrr!!! :-)

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  6. Jane DoughertyJuly 27, 2021 at 1:48 PM

    That sounds spot on! Another couple of decades should be a doddle for you :)

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  7. Ron RowlandJuly 27, 2021 at 2:32 PM

    Love it "...damned near close to perfection..."

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  8. Ron. LavaletteJuly 27, 2021 at 2:36 PM

    Yes. Ma'am.

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  9. indybevJuly 27, 2021 at 2:52 PM

    Never, never, NEVER would I write you off, Miss Helen. You're special, as is this poem!

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  10. WolfsrosebudJuly 27, 2021 at 3:42 PM

    That is a lot of learning

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  11. JadeLiJuly 27, 2021 at 4:46 PM

    Helen, I loved watching your video reading this poem on facebook. Wonderful!

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  12. Mary HoodJuly 27, 2021 at 5:23 PM

    Ha! Yes it is a cryin shame to put us off! We lived to get here!!! Great poem!

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  13. SelmaJuly 28, 2021 at 12:07 AM

    Oh, yeah! Never to go down quietly. Love it. I celebrate you, sista!

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  14. Linda Lee LybergJuly 28, 2021 at 8:39 AM

    Rock on Helen! I love this.

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  15. paeansunpluggedJuly 28, 2021 at 11:44 AM

    I would love to recite this verse when I turn eighty! Fantastic, Helen.

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  16. KerfeJuly 28, 2021 at 12:23 PM

    Never a good idea to mess with an elder! I too find it hard to believe you are almost 80.

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  17. Sunra RainzJuly 28, 2021 at 3:53 PM

    Oh I agree with you wholeheartedly, Helen! <3

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  18. purplepeninportland.comJuly 28, 2021 at 5:32 PM

    You? 80? I demand to know the secret.
    This is a dance of confidence poem. Love it, Helen!

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  19. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 28, 2021 at 6:12 PM

    Dearest Helen,
    Love your exit line! So very true and the world better be careful.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  20. A Reading WriterJuly 29, 2021 at 12:06 AM

    oh i definitely agree!!! love this.

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  21. BrendanJuly 29, 2021 at 1:48 AM

    Amen! Youth is so wasted on the young.

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  22. Magaly GuerreroJuly 30, 2021 at 9:33 AM

    I completely agree! Youth would be terribly silly, if their fresh brain doesn't let it know just how important age is. Also, vintaged souls have the best stories!

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  23. LoriAugust 1, 2021 at 12:48 PM

    I think this is my new mantra! Pretty damned close to perfect!

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  24. Rafia BilkisAugust 6, 2021 at 12:43 PM

    I love this! Full of vitality <3

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I appreciate each of you and the comments you leave ~~ thanks so much.

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