Act V

[sasha]

 
my scuba days are behind me
it's unlikely I'll ever climb Monadnock again
I've danced and wooed
loved and lost
had my moments of glory
and despair...
but I'll be arsed
if I'm going to mourn what was and regret what wasn't...

I haven't forgotten the thrills of childhood discovery -
how the sun always rose over here & set over there -
how frogs were hard to catch
but fat-bellied toads were easy
and always peed in your hand when you did -
how the winter night sky sparkled
even brighter than the summer's...

there's always another book to read
another composer to check out
another poem to write, another photo to shoot
another sunrise to celebrate -
so much to see, so much to learn
too much for only one lifetime...
so I choose to be like the children
to feel the magic
to delight in the unexpected
and to see what lies around the next bend

[saw]

wonderful philosophy Roy.....eloquently delivered......We are of the age that whether we like it or not we are urged to reflect....to size up our lives.....to try and make sense of how we lived and what we actually accomplished.....but the truth is we should never try to qualify what happened...we should always look forward....I've taken to saying thank you when I simply wake up in the morning...audibly....because there is no guarantee that that will keep happening......And despsite illness and raps on the knuckles, I like my life.....and would enjoy creating a little more....painting, walking, noticing, interacting with loved ones................beautiful expresssion here...Keep it up

[sasha]

thanks steve - I'm with you on savoring every moment we're still here - awareness of mortality only makes it that much sweeter...

I was walking a stretch of rail-trail I'd been on only a few times before - and I literally felt like I was 8 again, noticing the landscapes around me as though for the 1st time, goose bumps & all. Something about being able to see the contours of the land thru the trees, actually visualizing the surface upon which I stood - (the edibles undoubtedly played a role, but they only open doors that are already there...)

I know I'm going to die, sooner rather than later, and I don't want to - but it's just how it is, part of the contract. I don't want to pay my property taxes either. In the meantime, the heart keeps pumping, the lungs keep ventilating, & there's a brand-new WMA 5 minutes down the road in need of exploration...

[winddance]

we who see and love and wonder salute you

[mnaz]

This nicely expressed philosophy and the comments that follow are spot on. Live inside a sense of wonder.

[sasha]

thanks all, for humoring this old rustic...

If you haven't already, VOTE. I'll swing by the polls after my pre-op checkup, and cast my ballots as if DJT himself were running, just as he's exhorted..... if only he knew.... as I hope he will....