“Inner Strength” by Sharon Cummings
I never feared men
a machismo thing born on
unkind city streets
but age and infirmity
shrivels all vanity
(originally posted January 2014)
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thanks, I will do that
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Thank you Sir 🙂
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yep. age, the great equalizer.
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or unequalizer
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Your wisdom is always such a soothing thing to read.
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as are you comments, owl
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Im flattered you think so.
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surely does
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sadly so
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Interesting the way age changes some things, brings out new others.
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hope so, ’cause the old me is long gone
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How true, I miss my immortality.
I love the endless territories you explore. Thank you once again for stopping by.
Alex
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much appreciated – and I enjoy exploring the reader and finding sites like yours
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Says it all and, as usual, expertly crafted!
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thank you kindly, Ellen
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Reblogged this on Poesy plus Polemics.
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That’s the truth for sure!
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Reblogged this on OUR POETRY CORNER.
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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Yet still I’d lay odds you do not fear men.
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vulnerability takes its toll on one’s confidence
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This one sounds like a proverb – very good and wise too 🙂 I will pass along.
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appreciate that, Laine
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I think Robert Okaji commented on a similar piece of mine with an “Ouch!” Seems appropriate for this one of yours. 🙂
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an increasingly exclaimed sentiment these days
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Yes it does, doesn’t it.
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indeed
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Aging brings different fears, I’m finding…and some from youth have fallen away. I fear losing my independence, loath the idea of being dependent on anyone-especially strangers.
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we may be leaving our home for a care facility
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Truly? Your beautiful home? Or am I misunderstanding this comment?
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true enough, I fear – after a dozen years here, it’s unfortunately no longer viable – we are reluctantly examining alternatives
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Well, I wish you all the best in whatever you both decide. I can see your house clearly in mind, after you posted a pic of it here. Your writing room, the trees, how you speak of it. It must be such a difficult decision. I wish you both well in finding what suits your needs and continued happiness.x
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beautiful I enjoyed this!
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