The red cardinal high in a tree, caught my attention with his melodious chirp on my daily walk.

The lines in my hand, Were read once, By a gypsy, who Predicated a long life... But with many interruptions.

What is the happiest moment of the… When I make someone laugh When I am of use for the good When I show kindness When I hold a hand

The white snow, thin Like sand, over The fields, blowing Across the road. My car rambles

My heart is a good heart, It beats strongly And works hard, To keep me alive. My mind is a good mind,

If I could go back in time I would fix my wrongs, I would sing new songs And mend all hate And open the gate

White heron skidding the blue, grey water, of the bay. How free and easy you make it look,

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

Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire

Photos are all I have At times, Of smiling familiar faces, My family spread out. I would travel often

It’s a billion stars moving and co… While we sleep. It’s one miracle after another and… We do not take the leap. It’s the great heave of nature

Pink hues from the west Filter through Snow covered boughs Leaving, The evening light

The buck in the garden Chewing up hard earned Labor, His antlers raise, His ears perk up, as

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.

In the noble purpose of my life, In the clear and quiet chamber Of my soul, In the open and warm cave Of my heart,