Lovely lotus lit from within

Your own magical light creates pink perfection.

Inspire me to become more like you –

Lit from within with your own magical light –

Guileless, forthright, and humble in all I do.

Feed my soul so I can wrap it around you.

I love your pure beauty and simplicity.

You are – perfection in pink.

 

 

I have been ruled by clocks and calendars

for so many years –

I long for  days when I can be ruled instead by

my own biorhythms. Sleeping and waking when

I want, eating when I feel hungry, going outside

when I need to be reawakened and renewed.

Kayaking when I feel the urge,  reading whenever

a book seems appealing, and, dressing however I

please depending on my mood. So, until that time

gets here, I will fantasize about how amazing this will be.

Ever longing and hoping that time will come –

before it’s too late.

All traces of Mom are beginning to disappear.

As I cancel utilities and insurance policies,

As we settle her estate,

as her belongings are split among us or given away,

as her house is sold and I drive away

for the final time – I feel both relief that

I have accomplished so much, and

a nagging emptiness that this

chapter of my life has come to its bittersweet end.

I live surrounded by beauty –

Beauty all times of year-

fresh greens, daffodils, and flowering trees in spring –

lush greens, flowers of every hue, and flowing water in summer –

vibrant foliage colors, shortening hours of daylight in autumn,

and stark bare beauty in winter.

I am fortunate and appreciate all I’ve been given.

Reflections are merely echoes for our eyes.

Sky, trees, water, and clouds on repeat-

Multiplying joy, making our hearts sing.

Reflections – echoes for our eyes.