perpetual jam!!!!!!!!!

[Doreen Peri]

Omg!!! I’m so sorry to hear that happened, Steve! Omg! 🥲

[saw]

finally a vehicle that fits my nature
a Subaru Forester
why didn't I think of this before
it blends in with my true love
hikes in the forest
and I believe this will be
the beginning of my return to the woods
my walking sticks and tick spray
are already onboard
my last scans were very good as were
my labs, and my oncologist said
we are going to give you a break
from treatment
oh my, this...after 3 and a half years
was like music to my ears....
and just before the new year
we'll schedule more labs, a cat scan
of your torso, and an MRI of your brain
to see if your body is fighting off
this melanoma on its own....golly
that's sounds fantastic, now I will
need to recreate stamina and energy
before those ventures to the forest
will be possible. but at least
I have the right vehicle to get me there

[sasha]

what better place to train
for forest tramps
than the forest itself?
easy does it -
a mile here
a mile there
and don't forget
that when you turn around
you're only halfway there...

and beware trail seduction -
the harlot we elderly hikers
so often succumb to:
"maybe just a little further -
...then I'll turn around"
'just around the bend up ahead -
...then I'll turn around"
"up to that hilltop -
...then I'll turn around"
she's very persuasive
her charms are hard to resist
so check your reserves
before surrendering

and above all -
enjoy
welcome back
I remember the pain of loss
and the joy of reunion
and wish you the same tears of happiness
that overwhelmed me

[winddance]

auto independence
it's almost like your first
the freedom
and the joy
so glad your body
is up for travel
let the forest
and the open road
heal you

[sasha]

sometimes
the jam goes quiet -
the keys repeat a little phrase
the bass a single note
the guitar a chord or two
and that's ok
inspiration needs a seed
as well as space
and sometimes
the players just gotta listen

[saw]

the jam needs to percolate
at times, allowed to seep
underground
only to poke through the soil
at the right time
to perambulate, and look into
its own surroundings,
the jam has been oozing this way
since the wireman
spun the thread, and I'm sure
wherever he is watching from
he is pleased,
the jam lives on,
and has a life because of
a simple nudge
from loyal jamlovers......