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Sitting in the sun
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Sitting in the sun |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity 
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 There you sit in the sun behind the windows to warm your bones. With closed eyes you drift off into visions of youth when you ran along the sunny shores of your Ionian Sea and plunged into its crystal waters enjoying life and the apparently infinite stretch of bliss and freedom. You wake up from your reverie when the cat wants your attention. You sigh when you stand up to reenter the now. And you sigh again when you leave the dream of youth, allowing it to fade rippling endlessly in the folds of time, hidden somewhere in your brain |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yep! That is me big time, Margherita! More and more I lapse into this kinda lethargic way of doing and thinking . . . Eh . . . What ya gonna do about it, but hang tough, feed tha cat, walk the dog .. . ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you, dear Jerry. Yes, I know, it's something elderly people can relate to. This picture of my husband inspired me. When he was young he thought that he would sit at the seaside as an old man and watch the waves and the endless extension of the sea. Now he sits, but in the warm living room ... Yet, we must take every day as a gift and not allow sadness to overcome. Have a nice walk with Zoe! Zelda sleeps near the radiator.  Margherita |
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DaysofView Member
since 2014-04-01
Posts 433Just A Slice Of The Pie |
You are sooooo nice! Ifeel the same about my Billy but him and me aren't too old yet! But when we are I hope we're just like you two! It was just a thought which made them run. It was just an act that killed them. |
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Mr Martini Member Posts 366 Beneath The Line |
"When he was young he thought that he would sit at the seaside as an old man and watch the waves and the endless extension of the sea. Now he sits, but in the warm living room" Mon cher Margherita, I believe he is sitting at the seaside and watching the waves and the endless extension of the sea. You are a good wife and a blessing for him I know. Here's to you and here's to me and should we ever disagree, here's to me! |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
"Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age." Anais Nin What I thought of when I read, and enjoyed this poem.. [This message has been edited by ice (01-11-2016 11:39 AM).] |
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rainyday Member Posts 304 Heartland USA |
M, Your Warmth & Strength shine through this lovely write. (((Hugs to you Both))) J |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
nice to read your words...james |
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MissMarti Member Posts 87 USA |
Margherita, oh yes, staring out the window into the past and dozing in the warm sun. There is nothing better! However sadly, most of us get to this time and place and eventually start losing our memories. But while we're soaking up the sun, it is a glorious place to be. I have times when I am there. But I can still write haikus and for that I am grateful. Wonderful piece of writing, MissMarti |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
it is so poignant Margherita, you touched me a lot, life ends dramatically in many ways yann |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you kindly, my dear Poet friends, your comments warmed my heart. I am really grateful for your sensitivity expressed here on this thread. When physical problems represent limitations, we still can travel using our mind and imagination can give still intense emotions. Love and peace. Margherita |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Lovely write, Margherita. I think we owe it to ourselves to remember our youth and the things we did so effortlessly. When I do that I sometimes smile to myself in wonder that I did some of the things I did. Yes, there's a lot tucked away in our brains. Hugs! |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you from my heart, dear Helen, for your kind comment! Yes beautiful memories are tucked away as a means of healing for our darker days, I think. Youth is such a well of gold and we delight in it without any fear, we DARE! Like you, sometimes I wonder about the things I did in my youth. We saw the possibilities and jumped into them! Love and hugs. Margherita |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
When there is so little to look forward to the mind compensates to look back on life and I suppose to be jerked roughly to the here and now is an intrusion. You told it well Margherita, well done, a thoughtful write indeed. Cari. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you, Cari, for stopping by and commenting so kindly. I agree with what you think. For people who were very dynamic all through their life, it's a great challenge to forcedly calm down and accept the limitations due to age. Keeping the mind active is important, as long as we are interested in what life still offers, we are safe. Margherita |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Lovely words and wonderful insight Margherita. Age tends to give us that gift. Ida |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Margherita this is honestly expressed as these wonderful bodies and minds we are born with wear out and memories become the reflections of yesterday making the reality of now an escape. These words are so true You sigh when you stand up to reenter the now. And you sigh again when you leave the dream of youth, However, the gifts of those dreams and memories allow your time in the sun to flow back into the self esteem you had then and praise the accomplishments of that strength you can silently boast about now. true love never looks after it's own interests |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Ida and dear Eric, I much enjoyed your most loving comments here. Thank you both from my heart! Love and joy ... at whatever age! Margherita "Forget every touch or sound that did not teach you how to dance." |
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