Post by Willow on Mar 10, 2004 9:47:24 GMT -5
....and for anyone else who wants to know what it is going to be like. ;D
>>
>> > When I am Old.
>> >
>> > I shall wear Turquoise and soft gray sweatshirts. and a bandana over my
>> > long, silver hair, and I shall spend my Social Security Checks on Sweet
>> Wine
>> > and My Dogs, and sit in my house on my well-worn chair and listen to my
>> > dog's breathing.
>> >
>> > I will sneak out in the middle of a warm Summer night and take my Amos
>for
>> a
>> > run, if my old bones will allow. and when people come to call, I will
>> smile
>> > and nod as I walk out and show them my dogs...and talk of them and about
>> > them...
>> >
>> > The Ones so Beloved of the Past and the Ones so Beloved of Today....
>> >
>> > I still will work hard cleaning their runs and mopping and feeding them
>> and
>> > whispering their names in a soft, loving way.. I will wear the gleaming
>> > sweat on my throat, like a jewel .. and I will be an embarrassment to
>all
>> > and my Children ... who have not yet found the peace in being free to
>have
>> > dogs as your Best Friends....
>> >
>> > These friends who always wait, at any hour for your footfall... and
>> eagerly
>> > jump to their feet out of a sound sleep, to greet you.......as if you
>are
>> a
>> > God.
>> >
>> > With warm eyes full of adoring love and hope that you will stay and hug
>> > their big, strong necks
>> > ...and kiss their dear sweet heads
>> > ...and whisper to them of your love and the beautiful pleasure of their
>> very
>> > special company....
>> >
>> > I look in the Mirror...and see I am getting old.... this is the kind of
>> > woman I am...and have always been. Loving dogs is easy, they are part of
>> me,
>> > accept me for who I am, my dogs appreciate my presence in their lives.
>> >
>> > ...when I am old this will be important to me
>> > ...you will understand when you are old....
>> >
>> > & if you have dogs to love too.
>> >
>> > Author Unknown
>>
>> > When I am Old.
>> >
>> > I shall wear Turquoise and soft gray sweatshirts. and a bandana over my
>> > long, silver hair, and I shall spend my Social Security Checks on Sweet
>> Wine
>> > and My Dogs, and sit in my house on my well-worn chair and listen to my
>> > dog's breathing.
>> >
>> > I will sneak out in the middle of a warm Summer night and take my Amos
>for
>> a
>> > run, if my old bones will allow. and when people come to call, I will
>> smile
>> > and nod as I walk out and show them my dogs...and talk of them and about
>> > them...
>> >
>> > The Ones so Beloved of the Past and the Ones so Beloved of Today....
>> >
>> > I still will work hard cleaning their runs and mopping and feeding them
>> and
>> > whispering their names in a soft, loving way.. I will wear the gleaming
>> > sweat on my throat, like a jewel .. and I will be an embarrassment to
>all
>> > and my Children ... who have not yet found the peace in being free to
>have
>> > dogs as your Best Friends....
>> >
>> > These friends who always wait, at any hour for your footfall... and
>> eagerly
>> > jump to their feet out of a sound sleep, to greet you.......as if you
>are
>> a
>> > God.
>> >
>> > With warm eyes full of adoring love and hope that you will stay and hug
>> > their big, strong necks
>> > ...and kiss their dear sweet heads
>> > ...and whisper to them of your love and the beautiful pleasure of their
>> very
>> > special company....
>> >
>> > I look in the Mirror...and see I am getting old.... this is the kind of
>> > woman I am...and have always been. Loving dogs is easy, they are part of
>> me,
>> > accept me for who I am, my dogs appreciate my presence in their lives.
>> >
>> > ...when I am old this will be important to me
>> > ...you will understand when you are old....
>> >
>> > & if you have dogs to love too.
>> >
>> > Author Unknown