Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Stream of Consciousness

 Kim is hosting Poetics Tuesday in the Pub this evening ~ Who knew there were words on an eye chart under the requisite Large to Small letters ~ Kim experienced several of them during a recent exam ~ those words have become our challenge!!!

Helen Original


Once upon a time we were lithe lean lovely could not fathom ourselves as old women with society attaching labels like sage crone elder matriarch while assuming we would carry those labels on stooped shoulders our knees and hips failing fast and of course sketchy memory my friends I take pure delight in introducing to you my friends ladies in their eighties our bodies and brains in pretty great shape because we took care of them through countless decades summer fall winter spring!

 







Posted by Helen at 9:16 PM
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12 comments:

  1. Kim M. RussellJanuary 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM

    A great picture and a delightful poem, Helen, which resonates with me. I remember being ‘lithe lean lovely’, but I have some very friendly ‘sage crone elder matriarch’ friends, especially at aqua aerobics, taking care of our bodies.

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  2. Nolcha FoxJanuary 29, 2025 at 5:18 AM

    You describe my mother and her friends. Forget the crone thing!

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  3. Magaly GuerreroJanuary 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM

    "our bodies and brains in pretty great shape because we took care of them". I want to be able to say that, when I'm 80. Heck, I want to be able to say that when I'm 50. Fingers crossed, right?

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  4. judydykstrabrown.comJanuary 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM

    One we can all identify with, for sure!!

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  5. brudbergJanuary 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM

    Sounds great... it often seems to me that old men often are lonely... why do you have so much fun despite those names attached?

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  6. AinJanuary 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM

    Such a beautiful post, seamless too, gutsy, great bunch of gals, and I really like the stream of consciousness writing.

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  7. paeansunpluggedJanuary 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM

    Helen, you beauties! I love your poem! Bravo, gutsy gals! I hope I can be as stunning as you when I turn eighty.

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  8. JadeLiJanuary 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM

    Nice crew you run with, Helen. Friends definitely keep you young.

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  9. SheilaJanuary 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM

    Yes, there a lot of assumptions out there about women our age. I love the poem - keep laughing in the face of the assumptions!

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  10. Yvette M CalleiroJanuary 31, 2025 at 2:56 AM

    What a great photo of fabulous women! Thanks for sharing how important mindset is, Helen!

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)
    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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  11. Merril D. SmithFebruary 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM

    Yes to all of this, Helen! 💙 You and your friends are fabulous!
    I remember being lithe, lean, and lovely . . . sigh, but yes, keeping body and mind strong. (I'm working on being able to do a pull up.)

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  12. purplepeninportland.comFebruary 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM

    I love this picture, Helen. All lovely ladies, indeed.

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

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