Living the Aging Life

We whisper blessings for the night.

We hum a lullaby.

And sleep’s dark shadows cradle us

till Sun wakes up the sky.

Blessings be with you this day,

with happiness in your heart.

And may you find a sweet success

in ev’rything you start!

I think that I would like to go

and check out life in Mexico.

I wonder if ‘twould be more fun

to live somewhere that

has some sun.

I wonder how a day would be

that wasn’t chilled with rain.

I wonder if that heat and glare

could be a royal pain.

I’m ‘fraid that I am meant to live

in dark and damp and cold,

and struggle on eternally

with wetness and with mold.

My cats sit, waiting, patient…

sitting silent at my feet…

reminding me not to forget:

they mainly like to eat.

My cats wake in the morning

and they wait around my feet,

in poised anticipation of

how soon they’ll get to eat.

A bit of apple butter

is quite tasty on my bread.

I’m sure that some folks may

prefer a modern spread instead.

But plain old apple butter

is a special treat for me…

the kind that’s made on top

the stove with apples from one’s tree.

Walk softly on the earth today.

Speak gently in the wind.

And let this ailing planet know

in you it has a friend.

I think that I would like to go

down South and visit Mexico.

I’d like to frolic in the sun,

bask in the heat, and have some fun.

I’d like to use my Spanish skills.

I’d leave behind the worry pills.

I’d find a splashy place to swim

and leave behind the Dark and Dim.

The Great Northwest has lots to see

but Mexico looks good to me!

My candle burns for those who sit

in sterile waiting rooms—

fearing, hoping, dreading,

anxious ‘bout the news that looms.

My candle burns for those who wait

and wonder what to do.

My candle burns for families.

My candle burns for you.

May this whole day go well for you.

May ev’rything be right.

May happiness mark ev’ry step

from morning till this night.