For Bede
(2014)
For my love of 36 years
If we could embrace our sorrow and surf on our tears, surely our hearts would grow wider to hold the years
Pretend there is no tomorrow becau… there might not be. Live like there is only this momen… that is the truth. Nothing is solid but whispery,
To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to
Cool breeze rustles through the tr… drifting into my open door and leads me to the window to see leaves falling with abandon. Highlights of red and gold lace
White heron skidding the blue, grey water, of the bay. How free and easy you make it look,
Looking at my journal’s Blank page While geese fly by and honk A greeting. The red cardinals
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.
Perhaps it is the mind separating things into this and that. Perhaps it is the mind with it’s preferences
Some days you’re in bliss, Some days you’re in pain. Some days you’re up in the clouds, Some days you’re down in the flame… Some days you get what you want
Pale blue moon Of August, Peeking behind The clouds, Luminous,
Red and gold leaves Falling, Sing to me Of the season of change, Before the snow,
Firefly shine your light, Brighten my life, Lead the way, through The meadows, in my mind. Firefly, float so high,
Harsh reality smacks like a slap of cold wind. Sometimes I’m a tough sailor, at the helm,
The white snow, thin Like sand, over The fields, blowing Across the road. My car rambles
The red cardinal high in a tree, caught my attention with his melodious chirp on my daily walk.