Red, yellow and orange leaves Fall quickly now And create a tapestry of color That fill my mind With joy.

Beneath the bustling, hustling mind, deep inside, there is an oasis of calm.

Great scientific minds Working for cures Of terminal diseases, The clock ticks... What is the cure

The birds flock to the bird feeder, some with black, capped heads and others with

A path with heart Is full of love Which makes us right Brings in the light And chases the dark.

On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,

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.

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

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

Life is like a dream A star studded sky A blink of an eye Oh, how life slips by. Life is like a song

Pretend there is no tomorrow becau… there might not be. Live like there is only this momen… that is the truth. Nothing is solid but whispery,

Grateful for: Sunrise of pink and gold Showing the way, Lighting the sky, To another blessed day.

Remember the night we took your mother’s car and drove over the skyway bridge? The moon was a bright light to show the way.

Time passing by now In a blink of the eye, In the clap of a hand, In the chirp of a bird, In a flash of light

When you are not here An empty heart full of fear Arises and wonders If I will see you again. What will I do without