Mauri and Sherry

Posted By Sherry on July 8, 2008

On a Fly Drinking Out of His Cup

by William Oldys

Busy, curious, thirsty fly!
Drink with me and drink as I:
Freely welcome to my cup,
Couldst thou sip and sip it up:
Make the most of life you may,
Life is short and wears away.

Both alike are mine and thine
Hastening quick to their decline:
Thine’s a summer, mine’s no more,
Though repeated to threescore.
Threescore [and three] summers, when they’re gone,
Will appear as short as one!

Public Domain

I’ve lived 63 years, as of today, and somewhere around 6 p.m. I’ll start my 64th year. I suppose I could retire from my job and start collecting social security, but what on earth would I do with all that extra time? Five years ago, when I started working at Newberg Friends, I wondered if I could adjust to an 8 to 5, Monday through Friday job. Turned out I love the structure and the people and the work, and considering all that, it’s almost a bonus that the church actually pays me.

We’re hosting the team for lunch today, and after everything’s cleaned up, I’m driving to Forest Grove for my annual root beer malt and my annual birthday shopping spree at Goodwill (they offer a special discount to birthday girls like me). Could there be a better way to spend my threescore and third birthday? Because life is short and wears away.

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