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She decides not to grow old

Jane Dougherty's avatarJane Dougherty Writes

Breakfast_in_Bed_(1897)_by_Mary_Cassatt,_Huntington_Library

I have decided I will not grow old

And watch the world through rheumy eyes

Too stiff to bend and smell a rose

To walk beyond the garden gate.

I will not grow old and sluggish

Too slow to catch the seasons’ turn

The rain before it soaks away,

The wind as it blows from tree to tree.

I will follow each sunbeam that falls

Broken into bright splinters by the leafy canopy

With eyes still keen and hands still quick

To capture the fleeting golden moment.

The year like all the years grows old

The leaf turns from green to gold

Chicks rummage for snails alone

Children no longer open eyes wide in wonder

But keep them hooded in dull adult indifference.

I will not grow old because there is too much to do.

The sands slip between my fingers though I close them tight

I see the sun…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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