300 miles away
Heard of your acrobatic display
Reaching, reaching
On tippy toes
Over overflowing gutters
For leaves
From a bygone winter
While using a long rested ladder
No recorded evidence
Of this feat
Cell phone cameras all around
But not for this remarkable
Event
By an individual not far removed
From my years
I envy you as my children
Have removed all my ladders
Hope this note
Does not alert yours
And your days of senior aerobics
Come crashing to an end
Before you do
FXC 4/25/19
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Life events
Change one’s direction continually
Births, deaths,
Annotated by birthdays, graduations, marriages, divorces
The playing cards we our all dealt
Seem to have been distributed so haphazardly
You and I are no exception
“In good times and bad, in sickness and health”
Has always applied
Those times and days will not end till we do
But today we again contemplate
US
Too many times we have listened as loved ones
In their waning moments have spoken
Of ones they have missed and miss
And now we miss them
It has to be today my sweet love
That we make our lives
As we want them to be
That we commit to each other
As we did so many years ago
Let’s not let another day go by
We might regret
Let This Day be Our Day
FXC 6/23/19
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So today Sunday June 23rd
Is the longest day
4:30 AM eyelids opened
At least inside my head
Then realized my day has started
Just the way it is
Delicious hot coffee
No one interrupting my thoughts
Seemingly endless time
To over plan the day
With activities that can’t possibly be completed
Or afforded
Have no desire to share this time
Know of people
Actually in close proximity
Whose longest day does not start till 10
At least that is AM
Often wondered if a longer day
Would allow more work or even more fun
It is nice if the weather cooperates
Creating the possibility of a well lit morning walk
Nonetheless it does seem as if extra effort is required
To squeeze just a little bit more
Alas the template of a day that begins at 4:30
Will return a body to that same position
At 8:30 PM
Making for a regular day
If the blinds are pulled
Trying to fool Mother Nature!
As the eyes slowly close and
Put an end to the Longest Day
FXC 6/23/19
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You would think
That tears would dry up
When understanding
You had to go
And yet
My heart is still entwined
With your smile
Your voice
Your sweetly wrinkled face
I know too well
This had to be
That the gift of you
Would be unwrapped
On your final day
Mostly through wet eyes
Gratitude flows
And happiness
That your beautiful
Beautiful journey
Begins another
And yes, yes
I will always love you
Mary Becker!
FXC 6/17/19
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Wandered into the splash park at the zoo
Grandchild in toe
Or maybe it was the reverse
Beautiful summer like day
When my name was vigorously called
And then called again
My eyes quickly located you
You who I immediately recognized
Despite not haven seen you in 27 years
Hugs yes more than one
Golly you bring back such joy and happiness
You were always like that
A flat out good person
Caring for others
Thinking of others first
My vision of what a human should be
There are those who think only of themselves
Disregard others
You define the good in life
Thank the Lord for you
FXC 6/7/19
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