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

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

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

If I could go back in time I would fix my wrongs, I would sing new songs And mend all hate And open the gate

In the blink of an eye It’s a different scene On the big movie screen So easy to get absorbed In the story line of time.

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

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

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

Birds flying here and there, landing on branches to chirp and bare, their heart. A private club among the trees with their own private code.

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

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

Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are

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

Oh hummingbird Where are you now? Have you taken My courage with you? Oh hummingbird

Harsh reality smacks like a slap of cold wind. Sometimes I’m a tough sailor, at the helm,