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Theresa Greene's avatar

It ends at a grave. It begins when legs open and out comes the beginning of

Life, love, boredom, excitement, yin and yang.

It takes a lot to make a life. When you are at the end and look back, it is a formidable distance one has traveled,even if they always stayed in one place. I am in in the land of many deaths. My mom was alive for ninety-nine years. She outlived everyone she knew. One of her five children has already died at 65.

The rest of us are in our 70s .

Through many evolutions I am here, far away from where I was born but living in the land of my ancestors .

The mountains are lovely in the springtime. We will decorate the graves of our forefathers next month.

Thank you, Caro !

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Caro Henry's avatar

This is beautiful and poignant, Theresa. My dad also lived for ninety-nine years. He used to tell us how much he missed his friends. He also joked that god was punishing him for his misspent youth by prolonging his life.

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Theresa Greene's avatar

My mom did not want to be 100 so she got her wish

Thanks , Caro!

Enjoyed this!

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