Aunt C's

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens;

 but often we look so long at the closed door

 that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."

                                                                       Helen Keller

 

                

 

The open doors in one of my favorite old

houses still standing in Dixie.

 

I always think about the folks who have lived

here and wonder if they knew just how blessed

they were to have lived and raised

their children in the country.

 

 

 

Remnants of lives lived and stories told still

paper the walls in this humble home.

 

 

Each year, more of the little house

falls into disrepair. I imagine the memories

will live on long after these walls cease to speak.

 

It's a reminder to be thankful for the happiness

each day brings. When one door finally closes,

 looking with anticipation to the next one that opens,

all the while remembering the good things learned

from the past.

 

Until next time,

                Carolyn