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This is a great post, Symphany
Your introduction was wonderful and the poem you discovered was brilliant! Thank you for sharing!!
posted by
Joe_Love
on August 29, 2005 at 6:40 PM
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Thank you ever so much for taking the time to read and share...MaggieMae
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 25, 2005 at 2:07 PM
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A real treasure, Symphony........
so often the elderly are thought of as just that - old and no longer needed.
God bless your Nan - surely God is enjoying her! Thank you so much for sharing that. It is priceless! 
posted by
MaggieMae
on August 25, 2005 at 2:04 PM
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ahhh that is so lovely RabbitFromtheWoods
you are a wonderful person, their should be more like you in the world
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 24, 2005 at 2:25 AM
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wonderful
touching - i do caregiving part of the time, and find myself so aware of who the women I take care of really are. My mother was killed in '02, and i miss her. I always end up feeling like I have been allowed to 'borrow' the pleasant experiences I get to have with other's moms, and I treasure them.
posted by
wiserabbit
on August 23, 2005 at 6:57 PM
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LOL....well, Tapsel-T ...I feel very honoured to hear that...
and I really love reading your work
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 2:53 PM
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Thanks, SYMPHONY. It seems these days that if I need something to write about, I just read you. LOL
posted by
TAPS.
on August 23, 2005 at 2:51 PM
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Tapsel-T - I read it and think it was excellent....
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 2:45 PM
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SYMPHONY, I couldn't help but write a post on this. You can read it at Go to Run, Run As Fast As You Can! if you wish to. It is quite different from yours.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 23, 2005 at 1:47 PM
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Tapsel-T ...Thank you ever so much for sharing....
You are great - Take care
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 1:26 PM
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SYMPHONY, I am now older than many of the patients that I worked with in the Healthcare Center as a nurse and who fit the description given in the poem. I know that, the way time flies, before I know it, Iwill either be one being cared for by others or already gone. It is "the way of all flesh" as The Bible puts it. When my Dad was the age that I am now and still vigorous and mentally acute, he pointed out to me a chapter in Ecclesiastes and said, "One day soon I will be like that." Yes, that day came and went and now its after me. I have come to terms with it, though I will run as fast as I can for as long as I can. I will not go willingly into that place.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 23, 2005 at 11:37 AM
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hehehe MiaElla, thank you so much for sharing
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:11 AM
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SYMPHONY
What a lovely poem. I refuse to let go of my inner child...she runs rampant often. =)
posted by
MiaElla
on August 23, 2005 at 11:09 AM
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You have got to be kidding, Schatz
I had a shitty childhood thats part of the reason to want to be a child again because I didn't get a "proper" childhood! and how I wish I could.
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:07 AM
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Yes your right, TissiBlake
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:05 AM
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Thank you smartdog_670
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:05 AM
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Whacky46 Thank you
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:05 AM
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Yes you are right, Meringue ...Thank you
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:04 AM
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Thank you for your comment FLIGHTPATH
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:04 AM
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You are very welcome avant-garde
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:03 AM
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Wow thank you so much for the quote, BrightIrish
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:03 AM
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Thank you anthony1wiley
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 23, 2005 at 11:02 AM
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Beautiful, and very moving. I see myself on that path, and I hope my kids don't forget me!!
I would never go back....I had a cruel childhood. I love being thirty, married and having my three young ones. I know it's different for all of us. You're lucky you had a good childhood. You'll see happiness again.
posted by
Schatz
on August 23, 2005 at 10:37 AM
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that was beautiful!!
never give up dreams though..sometimes that's all we have
Tissi Blake 
posted by
TissiBlake
on August 23, 2005 at 9:53 AM
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Symph
I loved your poem! Very nicely done :)
-smartdog
posted by
smartdog_670
on August 22, 2005 at 8:34 PM
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Wonderful poem
let your children dream it ends all too soon without rushing...and miracles can happen. I've seen em.
posted by
Whacky
on August 22, 2005 at 7:46 PM
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I love your Nan's poem,my granny used to write too.
But Symphony, let your children dream now,it is their age to do so.Reality will sink in later,let it take its course.At least by that time, they will have their memories, just as you do, and your Nan did before you!
posted by
Meringue
on August 22, 2005 at 6:54 PM
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Great post, Sym! Life is short. It progresses in the way we each choose as we move along. We can live sadly with regret, or we can make the best of each precious moment.
posted by
reasons
on August 22, 2005 at 6:04 PM
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symphony
i see people in rest homes a lot, and i think about that. i know they've had rich lives and experiences. i try to remember that when i deal with them. thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 22, 2005 at 5:22 PM
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Your Nan's poem is lovely.. It is sad that people can become old and trapped within themselves where noone seems to see them anymore. ...... Please don't give up on your dreams.. You are young with so much time ahead of you.. Try to remember this quote: " You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.".... James Lane Allen
posted by
BrightIrish
on August 22, 2005 at 4:15 PM
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SYMPHONY
"Dark is upon me, my husband is dead,
I look to the future I shudder with dread,
For my young are all busy, rearing young of their own,
And I think of the years and the love that I have known"
How wonderful that she lives on in you my friend. Of course I can identify with her, bless her, and you luv. 
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 22, 2005 at 4:10 PM
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Thank you ever so much lovelyladymonk
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 22, 2005 at 3:15 PM
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Symphony,
I don't think I'll ever grow up, really!!....Sadly, most of the things you describe in your daily life I'll never know...Some of that is of my own chosing...Some isn't. Never be afraid to follow your heart!! God will give you all you desire if it is His will.
Your Grandma's poem is beautiful....
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on August 22, 2005 at 3:12 PM
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Thanks Ann and scriber
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 22, 2005 at 3:02 PM
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Symp--full of real life emotions.
posted by
scriber
on August 22, 2005 at 2:56 PM
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Good points. The poem is lovely too. It speaks for everyone.
Ann.
posted by
A-and-B
on August 22, 2005 at 2:55 PM
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