Goals for Growing Older
May more smile lines than frown creases adorn my face;
May I walk softly here, with acceptance and grace.
May I honour my place in the circle of things;
May I help the young women grow into their wings.
May I always deal calmly with problems and pain;
When the sky lets go with a cold, lonesome rain.
May I always recall and hold tight in my thoughts,
The rain waters the flowers in their garden plots.
May I learn to accept my own limitations;
May I know reality from imitations.
When I look at others, may I see them as whole --
Realize our connection, deep down, soul-to-soul.
May I listen to reason though driven by art.
May I ever be mindful of love in my heart.
May I always love deeply though sometimes it hurts.
May I always feel part of this great Universe.
May I keep my mind open, yet stand in my truth;
May I show my respect for our elders and youth.
May I share with others the gifts I've been given;
May my life's force, always, by passion be driven.
May there always be music and always be dance;
May I seize every moment and not waste a chance.
May I give a smile where there just isn't any,
For joy passes on from the one to the many.
May I feel all the wonder; may I always try
To feel magic in life, though I can't explain why.
May I love my body as it softens and rounds;
May I drink in, deeply, all the joy that abounds.
May I reach ev'ry goal as I'm growing older;
May I still feel warmth as the days grow much colder.
May my eyes reflect, gladly, the living I've done;
And 'til my last moment, may I keep having fun!
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Thank you so much, dear friends, for taking the time to visit and read this collaboration between Mel Darkdeer and Dory Blind Poet...I feel truly honoured to have blended inks with my favourite Double D.
By blind poet
© 2008 blind poet
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