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

Come with me To the mountain top, Where the crest touches The sky And the air so pure,

What if, The simple things In life, were the Most important Events.

What is the happiest moment of the… When I make someone laugh When I am of use for the good When I show kindness When I hold a hand

I do believe, to give to others lends meaning to our lives. To be there

Yellow finches Line the bird feeder Against Spring’ s canopy Of green and purple tapestry. Back and forth they go

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

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

Blue star behind tree branch. White cloud passing half moon. Black space surrounds like a

One lit candle burns brightly As I make a wish upon it’s Golden aura, that Humankind May learn to caress the earth As the wind does a field of flower…

Walking down the dirt path, Sounds drift on the air, Birds chirping, leaves Rustling, dogs barking. Interconnection of life

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

Memories of my childhood Visit more and more Each day, As ghosts of past relatives Cast their shadows,

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