Write Your Life!: Flowers in a Seniors' Dining Room: a Rictameter

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Flowers in a Seniors' Dining Room: a Rictameter

Flowers

Bloom in little

Vases, bringing cheer to

Diners, veterans of many

Winters turning into spring. The colors

Make white tablecloths less boring.

They bring us hope that soon

Parks will blaze with

Flowers.

1 comment:

baby boomer said...: Nice post! It's quite surprising that a simple sight such as a bunch of colorful flowers can make someone feel lighter and better. It reminds us to take pleasure in simple things instead of overlooking them.; June 4, 2009 at 11:02 PM

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I live on the thirty-fifth floor of a senior highrise on Chicago's Gold Coast. I retired in 1999 after 40 years in the English Department of Wilbur Wright College, on Chicago's Northwest Side, where I was department chair for 7 years and Wright's Distinguished Service Professor for 1995-96.

In late 2005, I found myself retired, widowed, 73, and depressed, so I set out to find contentment through reflection and writing. My first published book, Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor (2006), is a series of personal essays recounting that quest and some of the experiences that came before it. My second is Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide for Seniors Who Want to Write (2007). My third is poetry, Elder Expectations: My Life in Rictameters (2008). My writing also includes a column for eGenerations.com.

I advocate writing for everyone, and hope to encourage my fellow senior citizens to write. I am a member of the Illinois Woman's Press Association, The Story Circle Network, The Authors Marketing Group, and the Chicago Writers Associaion and a volunteer at the Chicago Cultural Center. Please comment on my posts!

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