Sixty always appeared as so improbable
Yet arrived in an instant
Previously viewed as aged
Sought ways to avoid the inevitable
But it materialized into silent existence
Upon timely arrival and splashdown, one is forced to reconsider life
Adjust attitudes, it's not so bleak
It's not the end
For a moment remember those who failed to make it
Seems there's been more than a few
Never allowed to know thirty ..... or forty ..... or fifty
Be grateful and humble for the chance
An epic accomplishment of major significance in the life of one, to embrace and celebrate
A fortunate occurrence when viewed in the mirrors of a lifetime
The best memories are still those of youth
Never far away
Old schoolmates all arriving one by one at sixty
Experiencing fear, denial and finally, gradually and begrudgingly acceptance
Why resist? Why struggle?
You're gaining increased appreciation (Right?)
Hopefully greater wisdom and agility in sidestepping the angst
Though there's suspicions to the contrary
February 20, 2016
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Destiny Denied
It never happened
That failed attempt
Despite all our best efforts
No regard for all of our wildest dreams
But for that one free falling moment in that single hour of that lone given day
It seemed desireably possible
Remotely, but still possible
We believed in the karma to turn lives around
To merge conflicting directions
And of overdue fate
And hopeful in that instant we crept forward with caution
Aware and fragile
Grasping vainly for each others hand
Until suddenly the darkness and barriers resumed
And decades later, the surviving fading images
Leave us wondering if it was all the practical joke of shared ghosts
Or just imagination run amok
The ultimate harsh reality
This postponed destiny denied
February 13, 2016
That failed attempt
Despite all our best efforts
No regard for all of our wildest dreams
But for that one free falling moment in that single hour of that lone given day
It seemed desireably possible
Remotely, but still possible
We believed in the karma to turn lives around
To merge conflicting directions
And of overdue fate
And hopeful in that instant we crept forward with caution
Aware and fragile
Grasping vainly for each others hand
Until suddenly the darkness and barriers resumed
And decades later, the surviving fading images
Leave us wondering if it was all the practical joke of shared ghosts
Or just imagination run amok
The ultimate harsh reality
This postponed destiny denied
February 13, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Circumstances Of Destruction
We shuffle by while keeping our distance and ignorance
Silent in our haste to move away
A blind man sits on the cold pavement
Exposed to the relentless elements
Head bowed in shame ..... or exhaustion
His rusted voice stripped of its dignity
Crude sign pleads for hushed mercy
Nickels and dimes, his way of existence
This desperate life not always his anticipated destiny
Once holding lofty aspirations and dreams
Until eventually shattered
By circumstances of destruction
By the anger of the times
Was this fate ever avoidable or reversible
Silent in our haste to move away
A blind man sits on the cold pavement
Exposed to the relentless elements
Head bowed in shame ..... or exhaustion
His rusted voice stripped of its dignity
Crude sign pleads for hushed mercy
Nickels and dimes, his way of existence
This desperate life not always his anticipated destiny
Once holding lofty aspirations and dreams
Until eventually shattered
By circumstances of destruction
By the anger of the times
Was this fate ever avoidable or reversible
February 2016
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