Living the Aging Life

Pixie dust and fairy rings.

Fam’ly, friends, and a heart that sings.

Laughter ev’ry where you go…

We celebrate the Big Nine-O!

Help us find wisdom.

Help us find peace.

Help us find ways to relate.

Help us find courage.

Help us find love.

Help us find ways through this hate.

Today, I got a lollipop from a clerk

inside a store.

(I’m a little old for lollipops.

I don’t buy them anymore.)

But, a smiling clerk was off’ring them

as she stood right by the door.

What a warm and friendly way it was

to bring Christmas to their store.

Today’s a day for thankfulness….

for kindness…and for giving.

We’re thankful for all those we know

who make our lives worth living.

I feel quite thankful for what I‘ve got.

There’s more to be thankful for than not.

Google knows the date and time.

She knows the month and year.

She’s never agitated.

She is always calm and clear.

When something doesn’t work for her,

she doesn’t storm and cry.

She simply says that she is not

connected with WiFi.

I want to be like Google–

cool and calm and never stressed.

If I could be like Google

 I could be my very best.

I wish that I were Emperor.

I wish that I were King.

I’d order up some happiness

for ev’ry living thing.

Some choose truth.

And some choose lies.

And some won’t take a stand.

And when truth seekers don’t speak up,

lies get the upper hand.

A splotch of pink ‘bove the mountain tops

paints a line through a world of gray.

The soft pink light in the morning sky

sets the start for another day.

We pray for all who go to school—

to study, teach, or learn.

We pray for their safe going and

we pray for their return.