The hummingbirds are buzzing As well as the bees. The Orioles land gingerly On top of the feeder. Cautiously they move down

On this New Year’s Eve Direction lost Drifting like blowing snow To and fro. A freeze comes

The flesh withers as we age But our inner spirit Remains the same. And when the body dies The spirit breaks free

Oh billionaires! How you have lost your soul, lost the goal and kneel down

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

When you are not here An empty heart full of fear Arises and wonders If I will see you again. What will I do without

It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,

The wind went through me, it carried the yellow, orange and red leaves lightly on the air. Another change is coming,

To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to

On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,

I do believe, to give to others lends meaning to our lives. To be there

Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay

Misty fog floating through bare trees. Cold waves of wind coarse through the woods whistling as they go

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.

Not a word heard As the river flows Over rock, around Banks that lie Waiting for visitors.