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Welcoming Old Age

Written by:  Jamie

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Sidama, Ethiopia.
Photo by Lori Dorman

 Old Folks Laugh by Maya Angelou

They have spent their 

content of simpering,

holding their lips this

and that way, winding

the lines between

their brows. Old folks

allow their bellies to jiggle like slow

tambourines.

The hollers

rise up and spill

over any way they want.

When old folks laugh, they free the world.

They turn slowly, slyly knowing

the best and the worst

of remembering.

Saliva glistens in

the corners of their mouths,

their heads wobble

on brittle necks, but

their laps

are filled with memories.

When old folks laugh, they consider the promise

of dear painless death, and generously

forgive life for happening

to them.

Welcome old age, it is a blessing. 

Jan 30, 2013Jamie
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