Following is an article, or poem if you will, that I just have to share with all of you who can appreciate the humor as well as the truths in it. Its from a book I have called, When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, and it truly is humorous if you just think about it...The name of it is WARNING When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesnt go, and doesnt suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say weve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when Im tired And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers in the rain And pick the flowers in other peoples gardens And learn to spit. You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickle for a week And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes. But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our rent and not swear in the street And set a good example for the children. We must have friends to dinner and read the papers. But maybe I ought to practice a little now! So people who know me are not too shocked or surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:30:20 +0000
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