For Brennan
(2014)
Dedicated to my son
Oh hummingbird Where are you now? Have you taken My courage with you? Oh hummingbird
At that magical time When the yellow moon Sets, And the pink mist Of dawn,
Life is but a dream, our fantasies, spill, like liquid tears that pool and vaporize into the air.
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
Old friends walking on the beach, the waves bring in, memories, of carefree days;
Some days you’re in bliss, Some days you’re in pain. Some days you’re up in the clouds, Some days you’re down in the flame… Some days you get what you want
Lately, a sadness pervades, I mourn for youth, perhaps passion of younger days. With age, some of that passion
Her smile was like gold, Her lines were often bold, Her stories of wisdom told, In books that are now sold. She has left the earth,
It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,
The wind went through me, it carried the yellow, orange and red leaves lightly on the air. Another change is coming,
Today, I wish the pain to go, the fatigue that I fight so. This process of aging is unkind and yet, the law of nature is a fast lane of change.
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
A path with heart Is full of love Which makes us right Brings in the light And chases the dark.
Life is like a dream A star studded sky A blink of an eye Oh, how life slips by. Life is like a song
The birds flock to the bird feeder, some with black, capped heads and others with