Rita Taylor 

New Castle, Ontario, Canada 

 
 
 

I was born in Victoria Harbour, Ontario, October 4, 1912. My parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ludger Gouin, were both French Canadian. I have a Grade 12 and Business Course Education - am retired from the Ontario Hydro and was a private secretary, am married to Fred Taylor, also retired from Ontario Hydro.

 

Apprehension

So many times we worry - 
so many times we fret 
Because of changes in our lives 
For nothing stays just set. 
Life cannot always be the same 
Just learn to live each day- 
The very best that you know how 
In your own special way. 
The changes very often  
Are a blessing in disguise 
We need not be discouraged 
When these changes do arise. 
And when we venture something new - 
we wonder if we should 
We worry and we magnify - might 
change things if we could. 
You find you have to gamble - 
For life is quite a game. 
One time you lose - 
one time you win 
Most times you really gain. 
But you must never give up hope 
For when the chips are down 
You'll find so often you can cope- 
no need was there to frown. 
Life's changes very often  
are really for the best 
You need not have been worried 
Or lost much needed rest. 
No, nothing in this world of ours 
Can stay the same forever 
No one alone has ups and downs 
We face them all together.
All poems Copyright © 1997 Rita Taylor. All rights reserved.