Dashing off full decades

Dashing off full decades

And still the day is long

Recent recollections 

Ring and sing their swan song 

The Truth of holding hands

Exclamation points curled

Latitudes east to west

Long longitudes, the world

Living is mere delay

Living is mere delay

Peeling mica from stone

Transparency glistens

The sweating skin on bone

Before the fate arrives

Experience a love

What a waste of waiting

Before the undreamed of

Imaginary air

Imaginary air

Of decades before yet

Here in this light and space 

The same emotions jet

In this never again

I remember the why

But after all these years

I’m thankful of goodbye

Living without a shield

Living without a shield

Or borders as we spread

Waking to adventure

And not judgmental dread

Dice rolling or chess move

Maturity to choose

Success or fail trying

Knowing we cannot lose

The trap of past mistakes

The trap of past mistakes

Leaves futures not trusting

With immediate no’s

And guarantee musting

Little risk or venture

Sensible predictions 

Not pleasantly surprised

Because of convictions

Unreciprocated

Unreciprocated 

Just how would a child know

The shallowness or the

Truth of the silent no

Questioning and confused

The holidays’ mayhem

And the dreaded birthdays

Incompleteness of them

Green wood promises new

Green wood promises new

Don’t all rocks become sand

Delivery to dirge

The quest to understand

Spinning squares form circles

Deep discern the root shape

Fruitless, unforgiving 

Bandits of wine or grape