Twenty five years
ago, my friend
gave me a tree
seedling, that had
grown where we both
worked, as a
start for my new
garden. It has
outlived him by
ten years, and will
outlive me by
one hundred years.
Tree rings
Tag: anxiety
Pressure point
Comes a time in
everyone’s
life when the most
thrilling event
of a week is
not a party
or a present
or promotion
or lottery
win, but just a
low blood pressure
reading for once.
Boogey Man
Anxiety
is a monster
hiding around
every corner,
under every bed,
in every unopened
cupboard,
on sunny days
and dark nights,
in Winter and Spring,
in happy memories
and sad memories,
and I can never
say “Boo Monster”.
4 am
It would be good,
would it not, to
live in moments,
completely,
and not try to
anticipate
and retrospect
every last
heartbeat each night
Clocking off
Old age is
like a clock
that gains time
faster and
faster then
suddenly
stops
Fresh air
I was not
aware of
taking my
first breath and
I will not
be aware
of my last,
but all the
others were
precious.
Pointless
We all spend
our lives now
trying not
to become
data points
on a graph.
Losers
The sign at the
Supermarket
checkout proudly
said “new winners
every day”,
which is a much
better deal than
we all get at
the Life checkout.
Payment due
Writing a
memoir is
a life’s work.
It has to
be earned
by the lines
of your face,
the wrinkles
of your hands,
the night fears
of your sleep,
the weariness
of your brain,
the failing of
your body,
and finished
just in time.
Survivor
Old age is
being dropped
into a jungle
by parachute
and trying
to survive
using only
your wits.
nomdeplume 