Constance La France Poet Verse

Age, Stepping Stones To Now

The number of years, the length of life is meaningless,
   the days, months, years on earth, our decline;
all the stages and chapters of our life to elderliness,
   merely stepping stones to the here and now.
        Fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty,
        those advancing years- nothing;
        fifty is the new thirty,
        that is what I hear.
I intend to enjoy each day as it comes by,
   not dwell on numbers but on living life;
not afraid of fifty or even death if it calls me,
   keep active, think big, and just don't worry;
        that's my advice . . . 

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April 16, 2017


Verse/Age, Stepping Stones To Now
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Gordon Mcconnell April 18, 2017 at 10:01 PM Great advice Constance, superbly penned too! Blessings Gordon

Duke Beaufort April 16, 2017 at 8:05 PM The things that happen to us when we are of less age are messages to ourselves in the here and now if we can interpret them and make sense out of them in a different way. Not many are able to do so. Many are of minds glued to a sequence. I think you know what I mean. You are dynamic. You have certainly arrived and are a spiritual being. Constance La France April 16, 2017 at 9:39 PM Duke, you are so right. I have arrived at a very spiritual place in my life.

Carl Fraser April 16, 2017 at 8:04 PM Life is just a drop in the bucket. Its what you do with the time your here that fills that bucket. I hope and pray yours is overflowing. Blessings Carl Constance La France April 16, 2017 at 9:41 PM Carl, thanks for visiting. I have come to a point in life when each day must be lived.

Frederic Parker April 16, 2017 at 5:53 PM how old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? Constance La France April 16, 2017 at 6:15 PM Ageless? Thanks for visiting Frederic.

Old Man Emu April 16, 2017 at 4:18 PM Exactly, never concern yourself with the future. Age is no defeater. Enjoyed your take on turning fifty. Regards, Craig Constance La France April 16, 2017 at 6:17 PM Craig thanks for visiting . I don't even celebrate birthdays, to me it is meaningless.