Ode to 70 Years - Anita Holzberg

70 years is not that much

not even a century

not even 3/4 of a century

70 years.....

hum ho hum

I lived, loved, cherished, sweat the small stuff

pondered over life and death situations

talked my way into everything

stood at attention in the classroom

nurtured my dear daughters til they now are nurturing me

married 25 years...now we talk like old friends

lived a lot of places

traveled to Europe 3 times Mexico, Hawaii, Canada

wrote rimes  of poetry

over 7,000 poems but whose counting

published

did a CD for perfection

Hugged my nieces and grand nieces and nephews

laughed with my sister and cried too

sat in Torah class and learned a lot

Played mah jongg every Monday and loved the women

Played the piano and made up songs

Taught Misaki English through science and colors

Petted Mocha my cat as she found a spot on my bed

Fed Picchu for 7 years now in the yard

Held my head high

Cherished my Owen and Evie every day...

The true flowers of my life

Honored my daughters and son in laws for their strength and courage

Sat in my chair and in my garden

I savored these moments with my hazelnut coffee

Walked 1,000 steps in my house

Swam miles with my heart

Danced with my friends who I hold close

With friends like Karen you can go everywhere

Connected with Stephie, my camp friend of 50 years

70 years is what it is

I embrace it and the life I have lived

and Continue to continue

In that fashion and then some.

Anita Schiffman Holzberg