9/19/2010

160: I'm Still Standing


I’ve lived long
Loved Summer’s bake
Laughed at Winter’s chill.
.
Time flakes years
Off my rusty face
Yet cannot touch my will.


And so
My iron heart
Time can never still.


 
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This is my entry in Sunday 160, hosted by Monkey Man.

21 comments:

  1. What a wonderful 160. The words match the picture so well and they also describe how I feel perfectly, just old (except my face isn't actually rusty...yet).

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  2. I liked that picture too! And your 160 is perfect!


    something fishy

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  3. The last stanza is perfect, simply perfect. That on its own could make a wonderful poem. Great 160!

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  4. f82bfat: thanks for coming. My face isn't rusty, but the joints sure are!

    gautami: Thank you for coming, and for your nice comment as well

    Sam: How nice you are to say that. Thank you. Somehow, I related to that old safe.

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  5. Well, time will eventually get us all, but you and your safe certainly take a solid stance against it. Thinking of Summer's warmth makes me want to put my hands on the top of the safe and soak it up.

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  6. I especially liked the second stanza... loved your 160

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  7. what an amazing 160.
    love it so very much!

    keep shining!

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  8. Your 160 was written so well. Perfect picture and words to match.

    PG

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  9. I love this! It's an uplifting take on the gift of living a long and full life. Thank you. I needed that.
    Cmom

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  10. time has a way of wearing away at us...to say we are standing still is quite the thing...nice write...nice 160

    my 160

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  11. Wonderful 160. And we're still standing!

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  12. oh - how beautiful - and now this song came to my mind….i'm still standing - yeah - yeah - yeah….

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  13. Patti:

    Love the old safe, and the apt description you used. There is an "arrested decay" beauty about it and your poem describes it well.

    Cheers,
    Joanny

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  14. AA: The top of that safe was indeed warm to the touch. I loved the beauty of it shining through all the rust.

    gospelwritier: Thank you for visiting and your kind comments.

    Jingle: Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

    Lou: We'll never let a little rust stop us. Mwah!

    Prayer Girl: Thank you. The picture totally inspired this 160.

    City Mom2: Thank you. I'm glad you were uplifted.

    Brian: Amen to that. You are in particular danger, given that 30s=middle age! Ahem. ;-)

    Live2write: Yes we are! A bit rusty, perhaps, but still strong. Thanks for visiting.

    Claudia: Hey, Girlfriend, thanks for coming and for your nice comMent. And, hey, that's not a bad song to have running through our heads.

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  15. Joanny: Thank you. "Arrested decay" are perfect words for that old safe. I was totally taken with its beauty.

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  16. I always feel Safe here Patti!
    :P

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  17. What a beautiful old safe and great Sunday 160. Thanks for playing, Patti.

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  18. That was fabulous Patti! That old safe may have an iron heart my dear...but you ... no way!!!

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  19. G-Man: Awww...

    MM: Thanks for hosting!

    Katherine: Thank you! What a nice thing to say. I appreciate it, and your visit.

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