Warning!
Jenny Joseph (1932 – 2018)
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people’s gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Those people who know me will know that, over the years, I have had my share of ups and downs.Β But one thing that I have learnt is that you never know what life will throw at you. Make the most of every moment of every day. Do not wait to do the things that you want to.
Don’t wait until you are ‘old’, wear purple now!!
Love this!
Thanks….unfortunately it didn’t last very long. I had it done at the start of the summer and it’s about out now. Need to book in again!! Hope all is well with you. X
Brilliant!
Thanks! π Hope you are keeping well and busy!! X
Mrs Purdy would have something to day π
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