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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

On my mind

I've been searching for this poem for quite a few months now...bugging my sisters and mother to see if they could find it. We all "had it", but no one could find it, and none of us could remember more than the first verse.
Yay for moving stuff, digging out, cleaning out, de-cluttering. My sister found it and e-mailed it to me this morning!


CHILDHOOD

Pass slowly, friend Time,
For I would hold them just a moment more
Before they swoop as eagles
Through my door.

Pass slowly, friend Time,
For I must do my best to teach them much,
Before they go, they must know what to pass,
And too, what to touch.

Pass slowly, friend Time.
In this, the golden season of their prime,
Every hour I must savor fully
Their love, and they mine.

Jacqueline Wolfe Bettini
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10 comments:

  1. gkey3/09/2010 11:20:00 AM

    Yay!
    finally.
    I have it 'somewhere' too. Maybe March should be designated
    "MARCH THROUGH THE BACKWOODS OF ALL YOUR STUFF MONTH"
    You never know the treasures you might un-earth in the process. Let alone how much lighter your house (and mind??) would feel eh?
    love,
    theMiddleOneReadyToMarch(gettingStarted8DaysLate)

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  2. Alison3/09/2010 12:31:00 PM

    Thankyou SO much for passing this treasure on to me! I needed that so much this morning! :) I will add that one to my favorites!

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  3. Darcie3/09/2010 02:31:00 PM

    What a beautiful poem..thanks for sharing!

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  4. All American Family3/09/2010 02:48:00 PM

    oh - wow - thanks for sharing! It's good to be reminded of this sometimes!

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  5. Heather S3/09/2010 06:04:00 PM

    ditto to the above comments.. thanks for sharing.. very good reminder!!

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  6. Anonymous3/09/2010 06:30:00 PM

    Beautiful poem. And don't we wish that we could slow time down sometime, especially when our children are little. Jan C. (Kristen's mom)

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  7. Lynisha Weeda3/09/2010 09:01:00 PM

    If you would have told me you were looking for that poem I could have saved you all some time because I have it saved on my computer! (along with 21256412 other quotes and poems!)

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  8. The J's3/09/2010 09:52:00 PM

    oh my word girl, I had no idea you would have it...I've been searching for months! Next time I want something, I'll ask you first...!

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  9. Anonymous3/10/2010 07:25:00 AM

    I love it! I've never seen that one before. I feel like time is trampling me under it's hooves right about now. Maybe I need to print this out and say it as a mantra every morning. :)

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  10. Mindy3/10/2010 11:42:00 AM

    i love your quotes at the top of the blog. that's what i needed to read today.

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