THE CORNER 4 WOMEN

Friday 12 July 2024

"THEY CALL US THE ELDERLY"

"THEY CALL US THE ELDERLY" (author unknown)

We were born in the 40-50-60’s.

We grew up in the 50-60-70's.

We studied in the 60-70-80's.

We were dating in the 70-80-90's.

We got married and discovered the world in the 70-80-90's.

We venture into the 80-90’s.

We stabilize in the 2000’s.

We got wiser in the 2010’s.

And we are going firmly through and beyond 2020.

Turns out we've lived through EIGHT different decades...

TWO different centuries...

TWO different millennia...

We have gone from the telephone with an operator for long-distance calls to video calls to anywhere in the world.

We have gone from slides to YouTube, from vinyl records to online music, from handwritten letters to email and Whats App.

From live matches on the radio, to black and white TV, colour TV and then to 3D HD TV.

We went to the Video store and now we watch Netflix.

We got to know the first computers, punch cards, floppy disks and now we have gigabytes and megabytes on our smartphones.

We wore shorts throughout our childhood and then long trousers, Oxfords, flares, shell suits & blue jeans.

We dodged infantile paralysis, meningitis, polio, tuberculosis, swine flu and now COVID-19.

We rode skates, tricycles, bicycles, mopeds, petrol or diesel cars and now we drive hybrids or electric.

Yes, we've been through a lot but what a great life we've had!

They could describe us as “exennials”; people who were born in that world of the fifties, who had an analog childhood and a digital adulthood.

We've kind of “Seen-It-All”!

Our generation has literally lived through and witnessed more than any other in every dimension of life.

It is our generation that has literally adapted to “CHANGE”.

A big round of applause to all the members of a very special generation, which will be UNIQUE.

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"WHAT IS LIFE LIKE?" by Chima_Dickson

"WHAT IS LIFE LIKE?"

by Chima_Dickson

A Story Worth Your Time.

One day, a boy asked his old grandfather,

"Grandpa, let me take this opportunity to ask a question; what is life like?"

The old man stood in thought for a moment, with a look of intense surprise on his face, then he said,

"Come, on boy! I want you to follow me to the market place, I need to buy a few things - a number of things, actually. When we return, I'll tell you what life is like. Let's go!"

The boy and his grandfather went to the market place in the town. They bought detergent, toothbrush, tissues, toilet paper, some vegetables, fruits, eggs, milk and fish. They spent a wonderful time together, had so much fun, told jokes, laughed a lot, and it was an incredible experience.

Later in the evening, they arrived home, tired and hungry, but delighted to have had such an enjoyable time together. The boy then asked his grandfather,

"So tell me, grandpa... what is life like?"

The old man said,

"Let me ask you a question first. What happened after we finished shopping at the market place?"

The boy answered,

"We came home."

The old man smiled broadly and whistled,

"Good! That is how life is! Life is like shopping at the market place; after you finished, you go home! Listen boy, life is like a market place. Everyone comes to the market to buy or sell. And when the market time is over, everyone goes back home. Some people came and forget what they want to buy, while some people came and buy what they want to buy and go. Some make the most out of every moment, while some dwell in sadness and regrets. Some leave early, some leave later, but all return home at one time or the other. Some are in a hurry, while a few are patient to order their steps. Whether or not you are doing well in life, you must go home one day. We are not here to stay forever. But the important question is; when we eventually return home, what will we bring from the market place? What type of footprints are we going to leave?"

Author: Chima_Dickson Official

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"OUTNUMBERED" by Becky Hemsley

"OUTNUMBERED"
by Becky Hemsley

7 pounds 10 ounces -

They all asked how much you weighed

And an IQ of 100

Makes you average so they say

9 out of 10 in Monday’s test

Piano to grade 5

2 minors in your Friday test

And now you’re free to drive

85’s the pass mark

So you’d better try your best

And if you’re scoring 90

Then you’re destined for success

But grade five doesn’t tell them

Of your favourite song to play

And how much you love is not defined

By how much you might weigh

Seven pounds won’t tell them

You were born to paint the stars

And your test scores can’t explain

How you have come to bear your scars

Two is not nostalgia

When you drive yourself back home

And it’s not the memories you make

With friends out on the road

Eighty-five and ninety

Aren’t the songs you sing when sad

And they’re not the feeling in your heart

When you get up to dance

One hundred doesn’t tell them

That your favourite month’s September

So when you feel outnumbered

It’s important you remember

You are strength and you are kindness

You’re creative and you’re brave

You are things that can’t be measured,

Can’t be counted, can’t be weighed

You’re a name and not a number

You weren’t born to be a score

So don’t let them quantify you

When you’re made of so much more

********

Becky Hemsley 2020

https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild

Artwork by Sam Acevedo

"Outnumbered" is from my first collection https://a.co/d/6JZmaLX

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Wednesday 10 July 2024

"THE FIGHT" by Becky Hemsley

"THE FIGHT"
by Becky Hemsley

They’d heard she was a warrior.

And so they pictured her fresh from the fight - with flowing hair and dirt etched on her face. With fitted armour and a sword in her hand.

What they hadn’t realised was that she looked like the woman stood next to them in the supermarket. With messy hair and hurt etched on her face. With creased jeans and a coffee in her hand.

Because she’d been fighting a battle they knew nothing about. And even though it didn’t look like much of a victory to them, it really was.

That she was there. She was fighting. She was strong.

And no matter what she, or the battle, or the victory might have looked like to anyone else,

the fact remained…

She was a warrior.

******

Words Becky Hemsley 2023

https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild

Beautiful artwork Emma Uber

'The Fight' is from my fourth collection here: https://a.co/d/iuz9E5M

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"JUST WALKING AWAY"

"JUST WALKING AWAY"
(author unknown)

“My Mom once told me that she walked into a room where a couple of friends were discussing her, they didn’t know she was there. She shook her head, smiled and walked away.

My Mom also told me that she had a friend who talked bad about her, she never knew that Mom found out, Mom never mentioned it. She smiled and walked away from this friendship.

She told me she had family who chose to shift her out of their life because she stood up for herself for a change. And because she stopped crossing oceans for them when they would not even help her cross a bridge. She smiled, shook her head and walked away.

So I asked her how she could just walk away from people that betrayed her while pretending to be her friends or family?

She answered that every time she came to a crossroad like that, she had to decide who will be going forward on her journey with her. This showed her who she cannot take along with her.

So she explained to me that you should never get mad at a person who betrays you, even in the name of friendship or family. Just gracefully bow out and enjoy your journey

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"NORTH STAR" by Becky Hemsley

"NORTH STAR"
by Becky Hemsley

I see you, you know – giving out so much light.

You spend your days lighting the way for others, brightening their days and bringing light to their darkness. You are the North Star in their night sky.

But that which gives out light must burn.

And you are burning out.

Your spark has dimmed and your fire is dying. Your flames are small and

your energy low.

You feel like your star is fading.

You are giving so much light to others and forgetting to save some for

yourself. But light-givers need light too. They need to collect it, nurture it, treasure it. You can’t give out something you don’t have.

No, you are not fading, and you are not small. You are tired and depleted. So rest my dear.

Don’t let yourself burn out.

Find your light.

*****

Becky Hemsley 2023

https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild

Beautiful artwork by Aurora Weinhold

'North Star' is from Letters from Life: https://a.co/d/45R6YED

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"THERE'S A LITTLE PLACE" by Joanne Boyle

"THERE'S A LITTLE PLACE"
by Joanne Boyle

There's a little place

just down my street.

Where love lives

and family meet.

There's a cosy chair.

An old fireplace.

A bundle of fun

and a smiley face.

The smell of memories

are in the walls.

The sound of running

in the halls.

Where loves embrace

is always enough

to make it better

when days are tough.

A boiling kettle, and

a buttered scone.

Crumbs left behind

after we've gone.

A kitchen sink

now full of pots.

A chipped vase full

of forget me knots.

This little place

just down the street,

Where love lives

and family meet.

Is of course

Grandma's house

and not to forget

her lovely spouse.

It's full of love

and hugs and kisses,

from both grandpa

and his Mrs.

We are loved

and so are they.

Cherished memories

to always share.

*************

Author ~Joanne Boyle~ Heartfelt

Art ~ Steffi Krenzek

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"MOTHER EARTH" by Becky Hemsley

"MOTHER EARTH"
by Becky Hemsley

She’s mountains and she’s sunshine

She’s the moon, silvery bright

She’s the clouds and wind and rain

And she’s the dancing Northern Lights

She is deserts and savannahs

She’s the waves that fill the sea

She is birdsong and she’s flowers

She’s the blossom on the trees

And if you treat her fairly

She will let the sun shine through

She will kiss you with a gentle breeze

And paint the sky in blue

She’ll rain if you are thirsty

Then she’ll blow the clouds away

And she’ll decorate with rainbows

Whilst she calms the ocean waves

But if you treat her badly

She will breathe out stormy skies

She will summon up tornadoes

And antagonise the tides

She’ll throw things from the mountain

In an avalanche of snow

And she’ll blaze and burn the forest

So the trees no longer grow

She’ll treat you as you treat her

So be careful what you choose

For she’s power you can’t comprehend

And much she stands to lose

So treat her with the kindness

And respect that she deserves

'Cause, if you rearrange her heart

You’ll see it holds the earth

*******

I love how heart and earth have the same letters just rearranged. It reminds me how much we are a part of this planet - and how much it is a part of us

Becky Hemsley 2021

Stunning artwork by Kat Fedora Artist

'Mother Earth' is from Talking to the Wild

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