Remembering Her Golden Years

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Eloise
Senior Member

since 1999-11-27

Posts 1096
Wyoming

0 posted 2012-04-29 09:05 PM

One hundred years have come and gone
Her mind now weak, but body strong.
Her thoughts are in a cloud of haze
Trying to remember her golden days.

Rich history embedded in her heart.
Memory fading it's hard to start.
She tells some stories of days gone by
Of joyful tales and sad good-byes.

So ask many questions and listen well
To all the stories our elders tell.
We need to record our heritage past
As memories fade and don't always last.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2012-04-29 09:12 PM

I hear you, Eloise, When the mind begins to take little trips into the past, we should be able to sit and listen to the old ones (I'm there 73). Sometimes they can come up with very interesting tales, I saw my dear departed wife's mother out and out embarrass all four of her daughters bringing up thing they had never heard her speak of.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

dreamgal
Member

since 2011-03-17

Posts 442

2 posted 2012-04-29 10:35 PM

No doubt about it, our elders may loose short term memory quicker then loosing past long ago memories. And we should never underestimate there knowledge and wonderfuls stories they share. I used to work with elderly people and always loved those kind of stories. I loved your writing here and enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing.

Startime1955
Senior Member

since 2012-04-22

Posts 1072
Alberta, Canada

3 posted 2012-04-29 11:27 PM

*sigh* record them before they are lost forever...I love to listen to the stories...they open my eyes to a whole new world...wonderfully written...thank you for the message

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

4 posted 2012-04-30 01:50 AM

Very true and good advice well penned.

Eric

true love never looks after it's own interests

Eloise
Senior Member

since 1999-11-27

Posts 1096
Wyoming

5 posted 2012-04-30 02:22 PM

Thanks. I'm in the process of doing some genealogy on my dad's side. He's now 90 and I wished I would have done more inquiring earlier as he has forgotten a lot and mixes dates up. However, we have made a lot of progress and am glad that I am getting information now.

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

6 posted 2012-06-08 02:32 PM

This brought to mind a memory of my niece taking notes for a class project as her PaPa told stories of his life during WWII ... and how much we all value those notes because we lost him before that class finished.

Beautiful write!

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

7 posted 2012-06-08 03:11 PM

Wise and true. Eloise.
Ida

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