Article Archives: Senior Lifestyle

A Golden Day

November 6, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

James Whitcomb Riley was dubbed “The Hoosier Poet.” The most popular writer of his era, he was far more than a rustic, homespun bumpkin who wrote in dialect. Riley’s poetry was part of my heritage, and Miss Dowell, our fourth-grade teacher, took us to visit his boyhood home in Greenfield. … Read More

New Leaves Amidst the Old, Part 2

October 30, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Although I sometimes write about the golden days of youth, here in the wintertime of my years, I am no Pollyanna who sees the world through rose-tinted glasses. The warm fuzzies of nostalgia can do only so much to warm my spirit and plaster over the reality that makes me … Read More

New Leaves Amidst the Old

October 23, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Golden days, in the sunshine of a happy youth Golden days, full of gaiety and full of truth In our hearts we remember them all else above Golden days, days of youth and love How we laughed with the joy that only love can bring Looking back through memory’s eyes … Read More

Warning!

October 16, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Oh dear! I intended to write about schoolyard games, but a memory sidetracked me. This may appear to be all about poor little Rose Mary, but I hope that people think about its message. As Charles Dickens wrote in A Tale of Two Cities, my years in the 1876 Knightstown … Read More

My Memories are Golden!

October 9, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

“Down in the valley where the green grass grows, There sits Wanda, sweet as a rose. Along comes ———— and kisses her on the cheek. How many kisses will she get this week? One . . . two . . . three. . .four . . . ” My Knightstown … Read More