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  1. 41. I Sit Beside The Fire And Think

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    I sit beside the fire and think
    of all that I have seen
    of meadow-flowers and butterflies
    in summers that have been;

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  3. 42. Glimpses

    • By Keith Lewthwaite
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    Early morning sun
    Dull light through the window
    A shadow crosses her face
    I catch a glimpse

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    Having lost my husband almost exactly a year ago, I was incredibly touched by this poem. Especially as we too were married for well over 50 years. I look at photos on my photo frame all the...

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  5. 43. The Mirror

    • By Rick Hunter
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2016 with permission of the Author.

    My mirror is broken, or at least it seems to be,
    for today I discovered an old man staring back at me.

    The face I recognized,

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    As we get older, we look back and realize that age gradually snuck up on us. Once we take the time to look in the mirror, it is a startled realization about the facts we must face. This poem...

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  6. 44. A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty

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    Unwillingly Miranda wakes,
    Feels the sun with terror,
    One unwilling step she takes,
    Shuddering to the mirror.

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