TO BLANCHE ON HER 80TH BIRTHDAY
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Now in the golden time of your life,
You may pause,
And breathe deeply,
And look serenely,
At the land through which
You have thus far travelled.Direct your gaze backward
To see what you have sown
As you walked;
To admire with delight
What you have reaped
As you journeyed.Look upon the profusion of life
That has grown in this -
Your own unique world -
Because you have been here;
Because you have planted.Now see the lives that have
Sprung up from the earth,
Tenderly watered and cultivated
By your loving hands.So they grew and multiplied.
And now -
They return to honor you
Upon this special day
When first you awoke
To see G-d's sunshine
So long, long ago.This is your golden time.
Gold- the color of autumn.
And 80 autumns
Have come and gone.Direct your gaze forward
And know
That the winter to follow
Will be filled
With lights and voices singing -
For you.The seeds of joy
That you
Continue to sow
In our midst
Will praise you.
As Solomon the King has said -
"Many women have performed powerfully,
But YOU excel them all."s sherman - 6-2-98
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