It seems that all my life from place to place I go
like a rolling stone, no moss and no face,
as the ladies just come and go,
leaving without a trace as though
I was drifting through an endless space
of this time called life.

And oh what a magical, mystical trip it has been
and I have no idea when it will end
so all I do is wish on a four leaf clover hoping
that I will be given more time to experience one
more love and the many gifts
it has to offer before
it is over.

Yes, there has been much hurt and much pain
but that is all just part of the game
and we have to realize
that there are always two sides to everything
that happens and where there is good
there is bad and where there is happy
there is sad and this is a fact
no one can escape.

I know that I am approaching
the end of my journey
and that it could come at any second
or at any hour, on any day of the week,
or even as I speak and if it does
this is what I had to say on this warm
wonderful day while living
this time called life.

And I am grateful for the many loves
that have come my way making
this ride a little easier and I am grateful
to have been blessed with long healthy life  
and the ability to write about it
and all of its ups and downs, smiles and frowns,
devils and clowns.

Of course I am sad that I am alone
in these remaining years but the other side of that
is I won't have to shed any tears
watching a love fade away
and disappear or watch as tears
are shed for me as the years go by
and my health may
fade away.

But it isn't over yet and I still have
a long way to go, and a lot of love
left to show so for now
I stay busy living and
with my words I keep giving.                                            Jon York      2013