Feeling poetical…
We talk about life like seasons
Those different stages of life
The spring being our childhood
Summer, settled with husband or wife
Autumn comes bringing changes
Then winter creeps up on us all
It’s in our hands, our legacy
Do we leave smiles or tears that will fall?But recently the seasons
Have not conformed too well
The fresh spring being frozen
The summer a fiery hell
And autumn, well thats still a muddle
Sometimes cold, sometimes hot
But winter merges within it too
Do we need woollies or not?And so it seems life is following
A pattern just as confused
Our childhoods seem to be shortening
It’s hard to keep kids amused
Adulthood creeps up on us quickly
Responsibilities turning up heat
Some live a life of luxury
Others scamble for food to eatMidlife crises and changes
Creep upon us before we know
Even our ladygardens showing
Early sprinkles of ‘snow’!
And the winter, oh the winter
Lasts longer than before
Longer lives, better health, more resources
A blessing or a chore?Life is not meant to be simple
Not always going to plan
And so we should remember
To take opportunity where we can
Do all the things you want to
Work, write, travel, cook, dance, sing
Don’t let your winter arrive
Having not done anythingRitu 2018
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But I Smile Anyway... 
Feb 08, 2019 @ 06:32:23
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Nov 28, 2018 @ 11:31:25
Loved it. Beautifully written. 🙂 🙂
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Nov 28, 2018 @ 12:06:40
Thank you 😍
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Nov 25, 2018 @ 12:42:59
Beautiful. Absolutely amazing!!
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Nov 25, 2018 @ 12:58:21
Thank you ❤
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Nov 25, 2018 @ 13:01:01
You’re welcome! Please do check out my blog if you can! ♥️♥️
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Nov 20, 2018 @ 02:28:37
Beautiful post…hope your next winter comes and goes in a jiffy. May prolonged summers be your destiny!
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Nov 20, 2018 @ 07:15:39
Thank you 🙏🏼💜
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Nov 15, 2018 @ 19:46:04
Love this. You have a unique style of writing. Can’t wait to hear more from you!
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Nov 15, 2018 @ 19:48:36
Thank you so much! I just try to be myself!
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Nov 14, 2018 @ 07:17:10
Ritu, this is wonderful. There’s so much I like about this poem. I especially love this line – it stood out for me:
Do we leave smiles or tears that will fall?
Thank you. 🙂 You are talented. Blessings, Debbie
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Nov 14, 2018 @ 07:30:15
Thank you so much for appreciating 😍💜🙏🏼
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Nov 03, 2018 @ 02:10:29
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Nov 02, 2018 @ 02:14:58
I loved this! Such wonderful truths so beautifully penned, Dear Ritu!!
xoxoxo
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Nov 02, 2018 @ 06:47:28
Thank you! 😍
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 03:04:49
Good advice. We get locked into habits and keep telling ourselves tomorrow, but our tomorrows run out. We have to do it all, while we can 🙂
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 06:45:08
We do indeed! 💜
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 20:59:44
Good poem, sis. Who said it would be easy? But it is worth to live it.
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 21:15:02
Oh it is indeed!!!!!
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 13:44:20
👍
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 20:56:32
Life is all here sis 💜💜
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 21:14:36
It is indeed!!!
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 22:08:48
💜😉😁💜💜
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 17:16:39
Such Grooviness. 😎🥀
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 17:48:07
Glad you liked!!!
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 15:16:26
Love this!
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 17:47:53
Thank you Susanne 💜
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 14:04:15
BOOM! Nailed it. ❤
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 17:47:13
Lol thanks Sis 😍
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 13:42:02
This is awesome Sister! It feels like you have jumped from spring (childhood) to winter in the blink of an eye and we do need to do some living before winter settles in.
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 17:47:03
We really do Brother, or learn how Tony muse our winter years more productively as there are so many more of them nowadays!!!
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 03:35:40
That is something that definitely needs to be worked on.
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 06:45:44
😍
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 13:28:39
Absolutely perfect! You said it all in a few words.
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 17:46:19
Thank you so much Darlene! 😍
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 10:55:50
Love it!
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 12:58:59
Thanks 😍
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 10:49:15
Beautiful..
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 12:58:40
Thanks 💜
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 17:20:06
Of course.. ❤
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 10:46:58
Really very neat
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 12:58:34
Thanks His Geoffleship 💜
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 10:11:40
This was very nice to read this morning. Let’s not rush the season.
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 12:58:17
Thanks Dan. Let’s chill!!!
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 08:45:33
That is really lovely. X
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 12:57:57
Thank you 😍
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 06:23:37
A lovely poem Ritu 🙂
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 06:54:53
Thank you Sophie 💜
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 07:40:51
You are welcome 🙂
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 05:47:19
The first words I read since morning and I am sure my day is going to sail smooth. Wonderfully knit and beautifully expressed.
“Our childhoods seem to be shortening
It’s hard to keep kids amused” … so very true. I wish it all rolls back to the good old days ASAP. Golden were those days devoid of tech and unnecessary hassles in life. Loved these lines 😀 .
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 06:54:42
So glad you appreciated !!!
I wish for those days too… But with a sprinkle of what we have become too… It’s hard being a parent nowadays, but harder being a kid. 😍
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 07:54:23
I feel the pressure these kiddos go through. They need more freedom and space to explore and just be themselves.
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 07:55:18
I think the pressure they feel is why we have so many more angry teens nowadays…
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 07:57:02
Exactly! Society and changing times have actually tampered with their growth patterns and natural course. I am sure you are going to cover up the gap with your munchkin 🙂 .
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 08:25:05
I hope so! It’s hard seeing it from a young age too as I teach the early years 🤪
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 09:54:59
Hats off to you for shaping the young guns.
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