For Bede
(2014)
For my love of 36 years
To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to
Harsh reality smacks like a slap of cold wind. Sometimes I’m a tough sailor, at the helm,
Time is going by fast, Trying not to live in the past, To keep priorities straight And not falter at the gate. To join the universal goal
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
Red, yellow and orange leaves Fall quickly now And create a tapestry of color That fill my mind With joy.
The chimes outside the pottery studio ring like a temple bell, calling the faithful to honor,
Itchy eyes scaly feet achy joints and bad teeth hair so fine
Every hour we are someone Different, Every day something new Learned, Death is just another
It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,
As I enter my sixty-third year, Fall leaves grace the path I love, With hues of red, Gold and orange.
Blue star behind tree branch. White cloud passing half moon. Black space surrounds like a
Twilight slides in quietly as birds fly to warm nests. Pink hues of evening reflect in the clouds. Soon the moon
Life is like a dream A star studded sky A blink of an eye Oh, how life slips by. Life is like a song
Sitting on the lake shore, Which made my heart soar, The water rippled at times, Swirled into beautiful lines, Clouds reflected in it’s mirror,
Standing at a crossroad Between this life And the next, Heart in hand I knock on that