Living the Aging Life

Health and wealth and happiness.

Toss in a little fun.

May this whole day be well for you

from dawn to setting sun.

This morn I tucked a blessing in

to start you on your way.

Now that little blessing’s with you

ev’ry step throughout your day.

I’ve been looking back at summer

so I clear forgot to mention

that the seasons started changing.

Now, that has my full attention.

The long, hot days of summer,

with its colors –bright and bold—

have faded into distant past.

Today, it’s just plain c-o-l-d.

The “Age of Reason”’s giving way

to the “Age of Rage and Power”.

A Killing Season spreads ‘round earth.

It is not man’s finest hour.

Today’s a day for thankfulness

and quiet gratitude.

Our lives are rich with blessings.

We have shelter.  We have food.

I’m a trav’ling man.

I’ve traveled far.

I’ve covered most

this land by car.

I’ve gone by foot

and bus and train.

I’ve crossed the land…

and back again.

You’d think that I

could settle down

and build a life

in some far town.

But ev’ry morning

when it’s dawn

I grab my keys

and travel on.

Let’s sing a song together as

you climb up into bed.

Let’s hum a simple melody

to soothe your busy head.

Let’s share soft words of gentleness

to calm and comfort you.

May you sleep sound throughout the night

and know that I love you.

My geraniums are blooming.

Don’t they know it’s Mid-November?

Do they think that it’s still summer

with the hot days they remember?

Are they blooming with such vigor

‘cause of memories they recall..

still living in a warmer past?

Did they miss when it turned to Fall?

May you walk in happiness.

May you walk in light.

May your day be filled with joy.

May quiet fill your night.

Here’s a simple lullaby to

cradle you, and hold you….

and slip with you

into sweet dreams

that comfort and enfold you.