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On Becoming a Poet

At twenty, go conquer the world ~ by seventy, settle for a word

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/21/2022 3:41:00 AM

Good one. At twenty I was wondering if I would survive motherhood. LOL..I did not have time for doing anything but change diapers. I enjoyed your work and you do bring some interesting words to the stage. Thanks for your visits. Sara

Valsa George

Date: 2/21/2022 12:01:00 AM

Very cute ! Beautiful brevity!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 2/20/2022 3:05:00 AM

Love this!

DM Babbit

Date: 2/19/2022 7:46:00 AM

Sometimes though, a word is not enough. I find I am giving nieces and nepgews more advice than ever, posing the biggest question of all - what if?

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/19/2022 7:15:00 AM

So true!

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 2/18/2022 11:32:00 AM

I agree with Swetha-seventy is a fine time of life to write. Enjoy your day, Evelyn

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/21/2022 8:27:00 PM

Yup! - And not about to 'quit my day job!' lol. ~ Sleeping Late

Rico Leffanta

Date: 2/18/2022 11:02:00 AM

What the L?

Swetha Vangaveti

Date: 2/18/2022 10:16:00 AM

Oh wow!! Great advice! Settle to write down the words of your well-spent and inspiring life that serve as a token of love, guiding light and beyond to the generations that follow!!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/21/2022 8:21:00 PM

Swetha, thank you so much for the enthusiasm in your kind words. Much appreciated, Gershon

John Lawless

Date: 2/18/2022 9:32:00 AM

C'mon Gershon...get the "L" out of here

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/18/2022 11:30:00 AM

I'm already so 'far-out,' John. I don't want go any farther...

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 2/18/2022 8:37:00 AM

Actually I didn't go out much when I was twenty, and still don't - guess I was a born homebody!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/19/2022 6:13:00 PM

Well, I'd say that you are also a bit of a welcome return to the days when respectable women didn't act like the home and hearth was somehow 'beneath them,' as they home in on their oh-so-important 'professional careers. Myself, as a guy, I didn't really appreciate the beauty of a cared-for home until I retired. Now I'm in awe. :) gw

Joe Dimino

Date: 2/18/2022 5:15:00 AM

Seventy...you are a child to a 93 year old. Still time. Then settle for the word:)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/18/2022 6:03:00 AM

Yes, indeedy-do, Joe. Now that I've graduated from toilet training -- certificate issues last Fall -- I've got a few productive years ahead of me until I'll be incontinent. lol. ~ The Bird is the Word

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/17/2022 11:37:00 PM

I love this Gershon. I am settling and happy to do so. Blessings xxoo

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/18/2022 6:04:00 AM

Call us the 'Settlers,' Connie! ~ Old Homesteader