[Oe List ...] Dear Jaime, Your beautiful mother reminds of of this fine DH Lawrence poem.

[R Williams]

The life lived to "completeness" and the words put to verse are both great poetry.  Thank you Jaime, Paul and DH, and very special gratitude to Mama Lucrecia.  In recent days our community has had several reminders of the power and majesty of women.  This is one of them.
 
Randy

"Listen to what is emerging from yourself to the course of being in the world; not to be supported by it, but to bring it to reality as it desires."
-Martin Buber (adapted)

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From: PSchrijnen at aol.com <PSchrijnen at aol.com>
Subject: [Oe List ...] Dear Jaime, Your beautiful mother reminds of of this fine DH Lawrence poem.
To: oe at wedgeblade.net
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 4:32 AM






 


Beautiful Old Age                            by DH Lawrence
 
It ought to be lovely to be old
to be full of the peace that comes of experience
and wrinkled ripe fulfilment.

The wrinkled smile of completeness that follows a life
lived undaunted and unsoured with accepted lies
they would ripen like apples, and be scented like pippins
in their old age.

Soothing, old people should be, like apples
when one is tired of love.
Fragrant like yellowing leaves, and dim with the soft
stillness and satisfaction of autumn.

And a girl should say:
It must be wonderful to live and grow old.
Look at my mother, how rich and still she is! -

And a young man should think: By Jove
my father has faced all weathers, but it's been a life!
 
 
Thanks Jaime, Thank you DH Lawrence,
 
Paul

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