A page from "Pieces of My Mind," a one volume limited edition of original Prose and Poetry written for my husband as a Christmas present in 1991.
SAMPLER "NOTES FROM AN OLD WIFE" (from Pieces of My Mind, 1991):
"BLIND-SIDED BY TIME"...
Our spirits walk as buoyant, but
it's harder to get started.
Our heart and soul are youngsters, but
our muscle tone's departed.
We still are not too old to dream, or
dance all night like Twinkle-toes,
But dreaming often leads to sleep,
and dancing's better when it's slow!
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"GOING TO THE DOGS"...
We dreamed of days when kids were grown:
Our life would be a travelogue;
foot-loose, roaming, honeymooning,
with private time for dialogue...
A carefree time when you and I
could frolic free as pollywogs;
no kids to tend; loose schedules;
and romantic mid-life epilogue...
But when we looked around to find
the kids were gone... We'd bought a DOG!!
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"BREAKING THE SPACE BARRIERS"...
We've spent the nights
of our long marriage
close together
in a nice old-style
double bed.
Never switched to Queen size;
never switched to King size;
cozy we slept
in our own double bed.
Over the years
our children have told us:
Try King size, try Queen size;
you'll never go back.
One night when we travelled,
we paid extra dollars
to get us a King size
in a first-class hotel.
All through the night
we kept losing each other.
So now we agree:
If offered a King size
for the same price as "our size,"
we'll always take "our size;"
it's the best way to go.
We might even pay EXTRA
for LESS space between us.
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"FOREPLAY AFTER FIFTY"...
Foreplay is a knowing smile
between two people.
Foreplay is a friendly touch
of long-married hands.
Foreplay is a snooze on a
shoulder you know well.
Foreplay is a quiet talk,
an impulsive hug.
Foreplay is cozy and mellow;
an everyday grace.
Foreplay has changed,
and not for the worse.
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SAMPLER "NOTES FROM AN OLD WIFE" (from Pieces of My Mind, 1991):
"BLIND-SIDED BY TIME"...
Our spirits walk as buoyant, but
it's harder to get started.
Our heart and soul are youngsters, but
our muscle tone's departed.
We still are not too old to dream, or
dance all night like Twinkle-toes,
But dreaming often leads to sleep,
and dancing's better when it's slow!
+++++++++++++++++
"GOING TO THE DOGS"...
We dreamed of days when kids were grown:
Our life would be a travelogue;
foot-loose, roaming, honeymooning,
with private time for dialogue...
A carefree time when you and I
could frolic free as pollywogs;
no kids to tend; loose schedules;
and romantic mid-life epilogue...
But when we looked around to find
the kids were gone... We'd bought a DOG!!
++++++++++++++
"BREAKING THE SPACE BARRIERS"...
We've spent the nights
of our long marriage
close together
in a nice old-style
double bed.
Never switched to Queen size;
never switched to King size;
cozy we slept
in our own double bed.
Over the years
our children have told us:
Try King size, try Queen size;
you'll never go back.
One night when we travelled,
we paid extra dollars
to get us a King size
in a first-class hotel.
All through the night
we kept losing each other.
So now we agree:
If offered a King size
for the same price as "our size,"
we'll always take "our size;"
it's the best way to go.
We might even pay EXTRA
for LESS space between us.
+++++++++
"FOREPLAY AFTER FIFTY"...
Foreplay is a knowing smile
between two people.
Foreplay is a friendly touch
of long-married hands.
Foreplay is a snooze on a
shoulder you know well.
Foreplay is a quiet talk,
an impulsive hug.
Foreplay is cozy and mellow;
an everyday grace.
Foreplay has changed,
and not for the worse.
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