"Life's Bed"

       "Life's Bed" *****

Her mind walks through youthful dreams;

With all of her plans and all of life's schemes.

Wondering sadly...where all of the time went?

On whom were those years, foolish spent.

For all of the things, she wanted to be,

Were forgotten, in the truth of a life not seen.

Not a singer, an actress, or writer of songs;

She had accepted daily, whatever came along.

Suppressing the dreams, and facing the strife;

Of life's truths lived...in her  every day life.

Losing a part of herself...along life's way;

Now sitting aged, she longs for the passed days.

When her mind walked in those youthful dreams;

Wishing she had accomplished, some of those things.

Had written that book...or danced on a stage;

Not lain through life, in the hard bed she made.

  Valentine

Reviews

[wordman]

we have dreams, that never seem to happen .other things get in the way
we all wish we had done more,but i guess life is not pre planned,but in motion
we get older,and we remember things we should have done

[Valentine]

I wanted lots of children, almost died trying and lost. Kathie

[wordman]

well ,everything has a reason ,or so they say

[....................]

We make it and we lie in it, soft or hard...well-said, Kathie

[Valentine]

This was something like my mom. With 9 children to raise and no birth control back then, she felt she lost a part of herself. She was the original Valentine and wrote for a newspaper in Detroit, also played piano, organ, etc. She did not want any of her kids to leave home. Possessive . Kathie

[....................]

Times were different then...I read a letter that my aunt wrote to another aunt in 1954, and she talked about 'wanting more' out of life than just the daily routine of raising so many children...thanks for sharing this story, Kathie!