Thursday, October 16, 2008

Let Me Grow Lovely

by Karle Wilson Baker

Let me grow lovely, growing old--
So many fine things do:
Laces, and ivory, and gold,
And silks need not be new;
And there is healing in old trees,
Old streets a glamour hold;
Why may not I, as well as these,
Grow lovely, growing old?

1 comment:

Joye Lisk said...

Lovely, lovely, lovely.....thanks for including us old broads in your blog! Giggle! Auntie Joye