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Ode to a friend
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Ode to a friend |
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always4real Junior Member
since 2011-01-22
Posts 31A yankee that lives in NC |
For many years I took care of my senior patients Days were filled with Stories of times before From WWII to the Flu of 1918 Stories were told as if it were today Many senior children believe it is. My special children… We are told to never get attached There is only one fate… After spending many days Seeing the sunrise and the sunset together Or even Sharing our hopes and dreams How is one to not? My dear sweet friends Hiram, Polly, Helen, Myrtle, Violet… There is only one fate… Thank you for the wonderful memories… I have learned so much from you… "Happiness is a state of your own mind!" |
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XGarapanX Senior Member
since 2008-06-19
Posts 1435Antarctica |
"We are told to never get attached There is only one fate…" I, too, believe this is just nonsense. I would give much to be able to bask for a while in the memories of the greatest generation ever as they recount the reality that created my own today. ·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`· "Look! Crumbs on his jacketses... Heeee took it!" |
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amk377 Member
since 2009-08-11
Posts 58South Carolina |
I enjoy reading about your adventures with your senior friends...your stories always make me smile. To see it in writing though is a true delight... Love ya girl! Amy   "we have but a moment...only one moment" |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
It takes a special kind of person to befriend these people of age. ~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
What an amazing and sensitive poem, always4real. You are truly an angel. Ida |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
I love what you're saying here and how you said it...reminds me of listening to my grandfather talk about WWI and General John "Blackjack" Pershing and how his eyes lit up with pride when he mentioned his name...thank you for sharing this jewel of a write |
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always4real Junior Member
since 2011-01-22
Posts 31A yankee that lives in NC |
Thank you for reading! I worked with the elderly for 16 years. I loved my time with my friends. We truly can learn a lot from them! They say that history repeats itself...who not to listen to than the older generations  "Happiness is a state of your own mind!" |
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