Sometimes I wonder, as I work around the yard
How did I not see (when I was younger)
How fast, how very fast
Each and every day of our lives
Slips silently and intently toward that horizon
called Death
Or, the Other Side.
Each day, so beautiful and bright, punctuated here and there with this and that, sometimes something so dark and dismal it’s hard to get through, other times so full of beauty and happiness your heart illuminates your whole being.
Quickly, quickly, time passes.Ā Each day and night, so full of life–your life. My life. The gift of being alive.
From my heart to your world,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
(((Linda))) The gift of life is like the gift of Love…
from my heart to yours…
https://allpoetry.com/gone-from-my-sight
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Thank you so much for the poetry—Gone from My Sight! It’s beautiful
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Oh Linda, how beautiful and prescient. Did you ever hear the old Scottish saying,” You’re too soon old and too late smart”? I guess that’s “life”. Thanks for another beautiful post jut when we need it.
Katie
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I think that Scottish saying is very correct, very true, and it hits the nail on the head —as they say. š
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Life and Love is a gift to cherish each day ššš¦š
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Yes, it is!
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You are such a poet, Momma. And, a deep thinker…ššš
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You take after me š
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Your post is so very true, Linda. Today my daughter told me that her father-in-law, who is in the hospital with end-stage Parkinsons, when faced with the reality that he will not be going home again, said …..”But…..I thought I had more time!” May God be merciful to us all.
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Yes, May God be Merciful! Hugs to you.
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Why do you think it is that time seemed so much slower when we were young? I mean, really, it’s crazy!
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I don’t know, but now it’s flying by
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Lulu: “So true! Dada says he found this out that day he got blindsided on an idle Tuesday.”
Charlee: “I thought it was a Thursday.”
Lulu: “Well it was a Thursday, but Dada likes to quote the Sunscreen Song, and in the Sunscreen Song, it was a Tuesday. So we’re going with that.”
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I, for one of many, are very glad you made it through that terrible, terrible time.
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The gift of being alive ā¦ big hugs xx
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The gift of life! š
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