The misty, night rain, Soaking bare trees, Bringing nourishment. I stand at the window, A steady beat echoes

I lay still While my loved one, Sleeps. His warm hand In my hand,

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

Rolling painted deserts of the west. Shrub bushes dot sloping hillsides. Relentless sun heats up

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

Her smile was like gold, Her lines were often bold, Her stories of wisdom told, In books that are now sold. She has left the earth,

Tonight, the wind whistles as it rushes through the atmospher… Winter’s bare limbs of swaying trees, dance in the shadows.

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

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

Brown hawk with spotted tail, soaring on the wind, balancing like a sail. Your piercing cry

As I age this last quarter of my life, I am fading into the background. As I let go of roles,

Twilight slides in quietly as birds fly to warm nests. Pink hues of evening reflect in the clouds. Soon the moon

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

Itchy eyes scaly feet achy joints and bad teeth hair so fine