[Oe List ...] Line left out of Beautiful Old Age

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Paul, Thank you so much for reminding me of this poem, and the beautiful  
way you used it as a well-deserved thank you to Jaime and tribute to his 
mother.  I decided to print if for a 70th birthday celebration on Sunday. Went 
to my book  for formatting, and found you'd omitted a line. I've inserted it 
in a crude but  noticeable way below.
Blessings,
Jann McGuire
 




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




If  people lived without  accepting 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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