renewal

here we go again again this time is speeding by

today i more than recognize

today has never been

my life has had it's moments wonder

magic, love, and bliss

i have climbed the mountains high

felt the oceans kiss

i have walked the emerald forests

breathed the desert air

wondered at the eagle in her towering lair

i have looked inside me pleaded with the gods

known the flowing rivers

breathed the birthing sod

i have watched my children born

felt the angry wind

lain on my back with lovers

indulged in every sin

i have watched my gardens age

underneath the moon

seem my loved ones pass away

while others grow and bloom

i have traveled far from home

never to return

seen the awfulness of war

while few if ever learn

i have known the softness of voices singing verse

watched as healing hands

have lifted fevers curse

i have searched for answers

with my aging art

and found them in the innocence

of childhoods beating heart

of all the things i've known and read

of all the life of life

the home i've found, at last can rest

with you

yes you

my wife.........