Lehaut Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I do not like the 21st June, longest day, after that, they get shorter things get darker.Bit like life:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 *MY SOUL HAS A HAT*I counted my yearsand realized that I haveLess time to live by,Than I have lived so far.I feel like a child who won a pack of sweets: at first, he ate them with pleasure,But when he realized that there was little left, he began to taste them intensely.I have no time for endless meetings where the statutes, rules, procedures & internal regulations are discussed,knowing that nothing will be done.I no longer have the patienceTo stand absurd people who,despite their chronological age,have not grown up.My time is too short:I want the essence,my spirit is in a hurry.I do not have much candyIn the package anymore.I want to live next to humans,very realistic people who knowHow to laugh at their mistakes,Who are not inflated by their own triumphsand who take responsibility for their actions.In this way, human dignity is defendedand we live in truth and honesty.It is the essentials that make life useful.I want to surround myself with peoplewho know how to touch the hearts of those whose hard strokes of lifehave learned to grow, with the sweet touches of the soul.Yes, I'm in a hurry.I'm in a hurry to live with the intensity that only maturity can give.I do not intend to waste any of the remaining desserts.I am sure they will be exquisite,much more than those eaten so far.My goal is to reach the end satisfiedand at peace with my loved ones and my conscience.We have two livesand the second begins when you realize you only have one.by Mario de Andrade (San Paolo 1893-1945) Poet, novelist, essayist and musicologist. He wasone of the founders of Brazilian modernism.__________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Lehaut, yes it was only yesterday that I thought damn it's all down hill from here.But then I read the poem Norman has posted and it's a brilliant poem and speaks to me vividly and makes me feel well not wonderful but not too bad[:D]Yippeeeee.........!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Great poem, Norman, well chosen.Yes, a depressing day, I agree.BUT the TOUR de FRANCE starts this week, so all is not lost!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 And the Women's version on the 22nd. Julyhttps://www.bicycleretailer.com/announcements/2021/06/17/tour-de-france-launches-tour-de-france-femmes-avec-zwift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 NormanH wrote the following post at 21 Jun 2021 8:58:*MY SOUL HAS A HAT*Excellent poem, thanks Norman; and what a fascinating life Mario de Andrade had before dying at only 51.Most of us on here are older than that (?) so we have a lot to be thankful for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Nice to know its not just me then, and thanks for the poem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Double whammy for me. It's also my wedding anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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