Loom

"Many's the man lost much just because he missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing."
― Claire Keegan, Foster

Warning
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 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 practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.
-Jenny Joseph
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The warm sunshine rested on his coat as he strolled around his garden. A wonderful fragrance of wilderness circled him. He picked a plump peach from one of the trees. He smelled it. The smell of sweet heaven. He closed his eyes and bit into it. The rich juice dripped down his chin and the sweet aroma filled his mouth. He savored it for a few spectacular moments. Then he looked down at the pink fruit. He swung his arm and the peach went flying into the ocean. With a sploosh, the peach was gone. The sweetness, the juicy aroma. Gone. 
He smiled.