A Woman of Age

“The years have touched her only to enrich her.”

―Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

Darcy Miller was a woman of age.

Darcy lived her life alongside family and friends, a devoted family matriarch. She documented her life’s experiences in poetry and short stories, dreaming of the day her book would be published. Her magnum opus remained unfinished when she left us in 2020.

“Go for the gold because at sixty, we are never too old.”

―Darcy Miller, Age Before Beauty

Lovingly curated by her daughters, A Woman of Age is Darcy’s legacy. From relationships, memories of days gone by, and growing old to the state of the economy, the early days of the pandemic, and the changing seasons, Darcy Miller brings her uniquely eloquent spin, giving voice to thoughts we all think. Darcy puts her own unique spin on these situations, showing us that no matter how dark things may seem, there will always be light.

Her anthology of poems, reminiscences, and short stories remind us that all can be overcome and we can thrive “with love, the fueling source,” as we ask ourselves, “my, my, where did the time go?”

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About the Author

Something to best describe Darcy…

This is a challenging thought that many of us are unable to comprehend. She would call us in excitement when she’d completed a poem or short story. We always sat and listened, like the many times she had sat, watched, or listened to our dance recitals, baseball games, swimming lessons, and graduations. It’s a struggle to describe someone with such a broad vocabulary, or maybe it’s the simple fact that we can’t decide on one word or encapsulate it in a single sentence.

She was as bright as the sun, as warm and caring as a summer’s day, as open and honest as a brisk winter’s month. She was amiable and always ready with a kind word or a smile. She was never shy, steered away, or fell short of being open and honest. She was Darcy: one who cannot be described with just a single word or a sentence, but one who can be imagined by the words of her writing that she has left behind for all of us to enjoy.