MOODS OF MARCH
I AM APPROACHING MY 79th BIRTHDAY
The “nines” are a dreaded number for me…
They harbor the entrance into another decade
My life plodding along through its time
With nothing but accumulated miscellany
To mark where I’ve travelled
To show who I’ve been
To prove how I’ve lived
Another decade to reach for some goals
THE 80’S LOOM LARGE BEFORE ME
To review old discarded dreams
And try to revive their glittering charm
That will rekindle a fire of inspiring stories
To move me from this lethargic ennui
Into a fresh hope for meaningful action
Into a zest to create again
Into a renewed love of life
And a revised belief in the future
THE WINTER OF 2018-19 HAS BEEN HARSH
Huge mounds of snow cover the landscape
Block our passage on roads
Fell roofs on barns and porches
Hide the debris of last fall
Which will appear rudely to haunt us
When 30 inches of snow finally melts
Flooding the environment in every nook and corner
My spirit feels weighted by the drifts
Like an animal caught mid-storm
Trying to dig out and run free again
