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Tanuki

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22. A E Housman...

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 09:46 AM

Apr 2022

https://poets.org/poem/loveliest-trees

"Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow."

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It is quite ironic that I had to reach the autumn of my life before I began to truly enjoy the [View all] Atticus Apr 2022 OP

It is anything BUT trite. There is so much beauty all around us, especially at niyad Apr 2022 #1

Yep. Texaswitchy Apr 2022 #2

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes... fierywoman Apr 2022 #3

Certainly loving the 'rebirth' that Spring displays....... MyOwnPeace Apr 2022 #4

Totally agree - having been diagnosed with two kinds of cancer in the last 5 years walkingman Apr 2022 #5

Thanks for the reminder to slow down and enjoy BlueGreenLady Apr 2022 #6

Someone once told me tiredtoo Apr 2022 #7

Yes. All we have is this moment. XacerbatedDem Apr 2022 #26

Knowing how to enjoy the moment tiredtoo Apr 2022 #29

Here is southeastern Pa. The Jungle 1 Apr 2022 #8

Skunk Cabbage is awesome... MiHale Apr 2022 #34

Not trite at all. Just an astute reflection of our lives and how busy we were and now time to enjoy Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #9

...K&R... spanone Apr 2022 #10

Cat's In The Cradle JHB Apr 2022 #11

Bless you for posting this song Retired Engineer Bob Apr 2022 #21

You truly understand that we should remember what we had not what we lost. twodogsbarking Apr 2022 #27

Thanks for your kind words Retired Engineer Bob Apr 2022 #28

And, I will bet that your dad taught you---as mine taught me---how to tie on a Atticus Apr 2022 #36

I saw Harry in the early 70s. I think Ravi Shankar was at the same concert. twodogsbarking Apr 2022 #24

Yes, at 76 I too have become very aware of my mortality as time passes... Jack-o-Lantern Apr 2022 #12

Nothing trite about it, Atticus! calimary Apr 2022 #13

Yup. Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #14

Who was it who said youth was wasted on the young..... Karadeniz Apr 2022 #15

Luckily, loving nature, and being an artist I was pretty attuned.... electric_blue68 Apr 2022 #16

Nicely put, my friend FakeNoose Apr 2022 #17

An irony shared by many. malthaussen Apr 2022 #18

Love This!! Chicagogrl1 Apr 2022 #19

The drought is really bad this spring Warpy Apr 2022 #20

A E Housman... Tanuki Apr 2022 #22

This IS the finish line. Today is all we have. flying_wahini Apr 2022 #23

Middle of Pa and we had snow flurries yestahday. Sun now and 40 degrees f. 4.44 c twodogsbarking Apr 2022 #25

When I hear the birds chirping in the morning zanana1 Apr 2022 #30

Unfortunately LittleGirl Apr 2022 #31

For sure liberal N proud Apr 2022 #32

I was so much older then tavernier Apr 2022 #33

Thank You! We all need that reminder from time to time. I find now that I'm over 60 Ziggysmom Apr 2022 #35

I'm in my 70's Atticus, and I've SO appreciated your posts of late. BComplex Apr 2022 #37

You prompted so many great responses. Thanks! LuckyLib Apr 2022 #38

Beautifully Delphinus Apr 2022 #39

So well put. Thank you Atticus!! onetexan Apr 2022 #40