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Having been immersed in memoir writing for many months, I decided to write a small poem every day for a year to keep my poetic hand in. I've posted them to Instagram and facebook as written – where, to my amazement, people love them – but on this blog they are sometimes subject to later rewriting.
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Tuesday, 28 March 2023

It's the basics ...

It’s the basics, I discover,

which become important to me 

now that I’m old — the anticipation 

of my simple evening meal, 

its familiar tastes a matter

of supreme interest. It’s not that my mind

can’t rise to other considerations.

The flights of fancy, too, still happen.

It’s just that my personal comfort,

which takes longer now, prevails.



To be shared with Poets and Storytellers United at Friday Writings #70: Discovery. 



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  1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade9 June 2023 at 18:51

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    22 comments:

    RajaniMarch 31, 2023 at 3:16 PM

    As it should! Personal comfort, self-love/ self-compassion, my own priorities - all of these are slowly beginning to make sense to me.
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2023 at 12:34 AM

    Thanks for the endorsement!
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    vanderloostMarch 31, 2023 at 4:34 PM

    I can relate to that absolutely.
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2023 at 12:34 AM

    Good (I think).
    vanderloostApril 1, 2023 at 3:23 AM

    Yes a good way
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    Priscilla KingMarch 31, 2023 at 5:24 PM

    Well...the good things inn life are menat to be enjoyed!
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2023 at 12:35 AM

    Ah yes, true.
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    JimMarch 31, 2023 at 6:45 PM

    Rosemary, I am glad you can enjoy those meals. We all grow old in at least slightly different ways. I really don't just enjoy eating anymore. My taster and smeller have been hiding for over a year now, as well as parts of my mind. Lingering COVID from March 2022.
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2023 at 12:33 AM

    Oh, I'm so sorry you are left with those after-effects, Jim. So far I have escaped COVID.
    vanderloostApril 1, 2023 at 3:24 AM

    That's sad Jim. I hope you get well soon. Even I had those symptoms and they plagued me for a long long time.
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    Sreejit PooleMarch 31, 2023 at 6:51 PM

    On the one hand, when life slows down enough we are finally able to really appreciate the simple things, but when that slowed down is forced upon us by health, it takes some of the magic away. Still I am glad you are able to find the goodness.
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2023 at 12:36 AM

    The slowing down is more from ageing than poor health; and I'm not complaining, just noting the changes with interest.
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    Penelope NotesMarch 31, 2023 at 7:23 PM

    I like the idea of simplification. In youth, it seems life is a buffet with lots of different foods to taste before eventually sorting out what you truly want on your plate. :)
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2023 at 12:38 AM

    I think perhaps we want different things at different stages of life.
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    rallentandaMarch 31, 2023 at 11:13 PM

    Personal comfort is important when one grows old. A lot of satisfaction and inspiration can arise out of the mundane and ordinary things as well...a bonus for creative and artistic folk..and well deserved I say :)
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2023 at 12:39 AM

    Thanks, Rall! I think you've nailed it.
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    Magaly GuerreroApril 1, 2023 at 1:54 AM

    So perfect, so relatable. You've captured something I've been feeling for some time now. There was a time when I used to get upset about how things had changed, how much longer it took me to do certain things... Then, I realized that the fact I could still do these things was so much more important.
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2023 at 10:08 AM

    That's a good way to look at it! In my case, I wasn't making a value judgment either way in these lines, just self-observing.
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    AnonymousApril 3, 2023 at 5:05 AM

    Simple pleasures. Lovely.
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 3, 2023 at 8:28 AM

    Yes.
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    Sara McNultyApril 8, 2023 at 10:42 AM

    Love this Rosemary. I am trying to enjoy small comforts, and my own company.
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    Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 14, 2023 at 9:39 PM

    I wish you much enjoyment!

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