Senior Spin

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Down in the Valley-

“Give me the money

 that has been spent in war

 and I will clothe every man, woman,

 and child 

in an attire of which kings 

and queens

 will be proud. 

 

 I will build a schoolhouse

 in every valley

 over the whole earth.

 I will crown every hillside

 with a place of worship 

consecrated to

 peace.”

 

 Charles Sumner

Up in the Sky

" I had a monumental idea

 this morning,

 but I didn't like it. "
  
    Samuel Goldwyn

In Secluded Meadows

“How does the Meadow flower 

its bloom unfold?

 Because the lovely little flower

 is free

 down to its root,

 and in that freedom 

bold.”

 

 William Wordsworth

"The most insignificant people

 are the most apt to sneer at others.

 They are safe from reprisals. 

And have no hope of rising

 in their own self esteem

 but by lowering

 their neighbors.  "

William Hazlitt

" Am I foolish

 and insignificant 

or am I great? "

Sun Myung Moon

" There is nothing insignificant 

in the world. 

It all depends

 on the point of 

view.  "

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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People often think

that the worlds of seniors

contract.

To younger people

this seems like

confinement.

But I believe

that as we grow

wiser

we extract more

of the incredible 

daily richness

of life.

Younger folks

need massive amounts

of raw material-

for they are building-

But we elders

are in the garden 

we have made;

all that straw

woven into

golden days. 

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