Friday, August 28, 2020

day 87: "i am thankful for.......APPLES OF GOLD!"

apples of gold is a book of poems passed down to me after my mother died over 22 years ago.  i have read through this book many times, marking pages, underlining words, sharing poems.  it is a precious book, full of beautiful words....

here is one of my favorite poems......i have just recently discovered the author...and the name of this poem (it is not written in the book).  
 
Walk With Me
If you have learned to walk
A little more sure-footedly than I,
Be patient with my stumbling then
And know that only as I do my best and try
May I attain the goal
For which we both are striving.

If through experience, your soul
Has gained heights which I
As yet in dim-lit vision see,
Hold out your hand and point the way.
Lest from its straightness I should stray,
And walk a mile with me.

written by:  ELENA VALERIA HEMENWAY WAKLEY
i try, everyday, to be the person i'm suppose to be....all i can do is smile and continue to walk forward....  life will surely take care of the rest. 

(NOTE: i wrote this post back in January 2013.  i did not publish it at the time.  i'm not really sure why other than it was a year full of many turns....but, i'm ready to write again.  it's time, to share, my thankfulness.)