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

Leaves falling, Another season Decorating the earth. One red leaf In my path,

Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body,

The dance of fear, Of not being enough, Stops and starts. The unknown, an Uncharted sea,

What inspires me... Hummingbirds buzzing as they land, on nearby flowers. Their amazing wings

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

Red and gold leaves Falling, Sing to me Of the season of change, Before the snow,

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,

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

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.

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

In the dead Of Winter, I long for Spring. In the rains Of Spring,

Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart

Standing at a crossroad Between this life And the next, Heart in hand I knock on that

The gift of summer Is the sound of a Creek flowing through Rocks. A blue bird perched