Through out the years our images of time change
Each decade brings with it a new prospective

As a child in the first ten years
We see the future as lasting forever
Each day brings a newness to all we see
And the months seem endless they go so slowly

In our teens there is so much to experience
And each day is an adventure
This is the time when we try out our wings
And start searching for who we want to be

The twenties bring our family years
Those years when most of us have our children
The world is bright with hopes and dreams
And we still feel we are invincible

The thirties go much faster and we see life is not forever
And our children are growing up and soon will leave
This makes us aware how beautiful  and challenging 
This world can be as we still see it through their eyes

Now we realize our life will change
No longer will being a mother all there is to be
Now we have to look within and find our who we are
And what we must do to be who we want to be

The forties bring a new found freedom
The chance to look beyond the hearth and home
We take what we have learned and make it work
It is the end of one era and the beginning of another

The fifties bring it all together and we know which way to go
And we realize we are not immortal and years go swifter
Days go faster and we question where they go
They say these are our "golden years"

These are the years when we pull all our experiences together
We know this is the second phase, a chance to spread our wings
To try new things for the first time and redefine our goals
Many are now grandparents and our children are adults

The sixties we start our third phase, one of contemplation
How we spend these days depend on how you see yourself
Some feel the world has passed them by
Still others feel like their life is just beginning

Depending how we use our energies
This can be the loveliest of all the times
Most no longer have to work a job
And have time to learn new ways to spend our time

Some travel, take up painting or volunteer doing things
We were to busy making a living to learn how to do
We should never fear tomorrow

Lynda Leigh (c)

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