(2013)
Travel on a winter day which can be dangerous but so beautiful at the same time.
Old friends walking on the beach, the waves bring in, memories, of carefree days;
What is truth? It’s a changing sky, One day clear, The next, cloudy, Holding the blue and grey,
Leaves falling, Another season Decorating the earth. One red leaf In my path,
Red bird perched on a tree limb laced with snow. So happy to see him and the joy he brings.
When I first heard “The Blackbird,” In the middle Of night, I was just thirteen.
Cold spring rain chills my body And yet, the birds fly in unison As if, it is a sunny day. The white tail deer Bounce through the ravine
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
Half a world away, I walk a narrow, stone path. In the rice fields, the Balinese people
This is the America I know: A sea of white, black, red, yellow And brown faces, Strong minds and voices Raised to the sun,
As I age this last quarter of my life, I am fading into the background. As I let go of roles,
Great scientific minds Working for cures Of terminal diseases, The clock ticks... What is the cure
Remember the night we took your mother’s car and drove over the skyway bridge? The moon was a bright light to show the way.
Her smile was like gold, Her lines were often bold, Her stories of wisdom told, In books that are now sold. She has left the earth,
First snow of the season Came down light and gay, With it’s bright white, Reflecting, Off slow moving clouds
You may not know what you’ll do next: Hit the open road With your thumb stuck out. Give up all you own