Oh life why did you
Deal me this hand
It would’ve been easier
To be a simplistic man

To accept an end
Bow to death
Allow the darkness
Withhold the breath

All the thing simple men do
For all of life’s seasons
That happen to you

Oh life
Please hold long
Keep this body going strong
Mind and spirit
Remain aware
There’s a reason why I’m here!

I wake early every day
in anticipation of the rising sun

For me, unlike most my peer's
my life at sixty
has just begun

My body feels so good
so strong, so right!
I've taken up mindfulness
I've let go of strife

I don’t have a lover
My money is really tight
My truck needs new tires
My neighbor's
for some strange reason
want to pick a fight
But...
all of that
is but mere shadows
beneath this
Poet's light!

In my waking
The chaos sinks
I waist no time
To stop and think

The moment is now
I ponder my world
My deadlines
My children
My special girl

Pet my dogs
Sip my coffee
Hit a bowl
Write a poem

Work out
Play guitar
Walk in nature
Off I go
To bed alone