Life is a day dream So they say, With every beat Of my heart, The gate to love

Embrace that which comes with ease: The twinkling of an eye, The drumbeat of a heart, The blooming of a flower,

Driving down the road, The song, “Let It Be” Came on the radio. Taking me back to Various scenarios.

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

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,

When I sit And watch The in and out Of breath, Thoughts no longer

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

Walking on the beach of long ago, the constant roll of the gulf, it’s sound, like a lullaby.

Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…

An owl hoots on this cool, crisp Spring night. A sound that’s distant yet echos

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

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

First snow of the season Came down light and gay, With it’s bright white, Reflecting, Off slow moving clouds

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

Looking at my journal’s Blank page While geese fly by and honk A greeting. The red cardinals