(2013)
Travel on a winter day which can be dangerous but so beautiful at the same time.
As I enter my sixty-third year, Fall leaves grace the path I love, With hues of red, Gold and orange.
Driving down the road, The song, “Let It Be” Came on the radio. Taking me back to Various scenarios.
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
Today, I wish the pain to go, the fatigue that I fight so. This process of aging is unkind and yet, the law of nature is a fast lane of change.
Harsh reality smacks like a slap of cold wind. Sometimes I’m a tough sailor, at the helm,
This is the America I know: A sea of white, black, red, yellow And brown faces, Strong minds and voices Raised to the sun,
The buck in the garden Chewing up hard earned Labor, His antlers raise, His ears perk up, as
The hummingbirds are buzzing As well as the bees. The Orioles land gingerly On top of the feeder. Cautiously they move down
To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to
If I could go back in time I would fix my wrongs, I would sing new songs And mend all hate And open the gate
Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart
Misty fog floating through bare trees. Cold waves of wind coarse through the woods whistling as they go
Grateful for: Sunrise of pink and gold Showing the way, Lighting the sky, To another blessed day.
The lines in my hand, Were read once, By a gypsy, who Predicated a long life... But with many interruptions.
Holy Holy Morning glory Blooming in a haze Of purple light. Holy Holy