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When I
was in my younger days,
I weighed a few pounds less,
I needn't hold my tummy in
to wear a belted dress.
But now that I am older,
I've set my body free;
There's the comfort of elastic
Where once my waist would be.
Inventor of those high-heeled shoes
My feet have not forgiven;
I have to wear a nine now,
But used to wear a seven.
And how about those pantyhose-
They're sized by weight, you see,
So how come when I put them on
The crotch is at my knee?
I need to wear these glasses
As the print's been getting smaller;
And it wasn't very long ago
I know that I was taller.
Though my hair has turned to gray
and my skin no longer fits,
On the inside, I'm the same old me,
It's the outside's changed a bit.
But, on a positive note...
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I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,
life does
go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can
tell a lot
about a person by the way he/she handles these three things:
a rainy day, lost
luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that regardless of
your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when
they're gone from
your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the
same thing as making
a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've
learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands.
You need to be able to throw something back. I've learned that whenever I
decide something with an open heart,
I usually make the right decision.
I've
learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that
every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or
just a! friendly pat on the back. I've learned that
I still have a lot to
learn. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will never forget how
you made them feel.
by Maya Angelou
Midi "Love in the mist"
is copyright © 2002 Geoff
Anderson
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