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Warning

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandles, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm 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 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 pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats 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.

by Jenny Joseph





Happy Caturday, Dogurday and Bunnieday!

Sorry I'm late, everyone. I took a bad fall yesterday morning.


1,928 posted on 06/20/2015 3:31:50 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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Brian Simpson~Saturday Cool

Have a chill Saturday, y'all!
Sorry you fell, Trish...hope you're ok!

1,929 posted on 06/20/2015 4:30:35 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!w)
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Kitty Loves To Wear Purple.
Healing prayers for you, trisham...Thank you for this darling poem.
Happy Caturday To All

1,930 posted on 06/20/2015 4:44:54 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless America And Our Troops)
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(((((Sending Heartfelt Prayers, Dear Trisham)))))


1,933 posted on 06/21/2015 12:06:53 AM PDT by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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Praying are healing from your bad fall,
dear trisham

1,940 posted on 06/22/2015 6:20:40 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless America And Our Troops)
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Hi Trisham, sorry to read you took a fall the other day. Hope you are feeling better.


1,945 posted on 06/22/2015 8:52:01 AM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Don't Let The Turkeys Get You Down)
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So sorry to hear about your fall, Trish...hope you’re mending quick.


1,951 posted on 06/23/2015 6:19:13 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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