Biographical Poetry posted September 14, 2011 |
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Remembering my life, have and have nots.
Meandering Memories of an Old Woman
by livelylinda
Never owned China nor a silver tea set,
never collected expensive crystal nor owned a hutch to put them on display. Never had a butler with his nose in the air. My house never had a second story with a spiral staircase going up to ten bedrooms or more each with its own bath and balcony and one with a hot tub, nor a grand entrance with a waterfall and pillars trimmed in gold rooming a grand piano played by a grand master pianist. Never lived by the sea nor overlooking Central Park, never owned a summer home winter home a home in the south of France nor a castle in the British Isles. Never hired a housekeeper nor a chef, still looking for the dust cloth and learning how to cook. Dust off the vacuum now and then. Never sailed the seven seas nor flew aboard the Concorde, took a cruise, saw the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls. Never shopped in the grand stores along Fifth Avenue, but, rode a city bus along that route - got lost. Never owned a shiny, new Cadillac or convertible nor ridden in a hearse but have partied in a limo once or twice. . .that was nice. Never earned six figures but was sure proud of my five which kept me at struggling middle class which I managed to survive. But, I have stopped to smell the roses and the lilacs, walked into a church to pray, inspired others to do so, too. Saved a toddler from drowning in a river one August afternoon, 1966 and I have gloriously and passionately loved but then miserably lost. . . . . .over and over and over again. I have visited The Wall, touched it and heard the anguished cries of the 54,000 plus souls it lost in Vietnam. I looked beyond Lincoln out over the Mall to the Washington monument, watched the eternal flame flicker and dance over the concrete grave of President John F. Kennedy, paid tribute to the dead on a knoll at Arlington. I have splashed in the surf of the Atlantic Ocean and tasted the salty water of the Gulf of Mexico. Have shivered while standing in the Great Lakes waters, felt the awesome power of the waves pounding to shore and was intrigued by the absolute beauty of the most incredible entity on this magnificent planet. I have bonded with babies and known their growth, seen angels on this earthly side, a sight allowed only a few, communed with nature, felt the connection to all living things. Have irritated more than a few people, yet, also brought warmth and laughter to many. And as my years on this earth wind down, I know it has been grand and what now I reap is what I sowed. |
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A bit of a free verse. No real emphasis on rhythm or rhyme
. . .a meandering look back 71 years.
Pays
one point
and 2 member cents. . . .a meandering look back 71 years.
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