Off on a long anticipated trip to England!
...before moving out for the summer.
Last night the sun set on life-as-I-know-it for a while...
Today marks the beginning of a four-month empty-nester season
...though, thankfully this 'nest' is rarely empty for long!
To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
...so here's to cherishing every moment
of every fleeting season of life!
Let me let nothing
pass me by
Let me leap for joy,
let me fly
And fall and taste
the salt of tears
Let me smile in the face
of fears
And never shirk
the work it takes
To make love’s
Memory-keepsakes
Like dreams come true
and birthday cakes…
Let me crave love’s pangs,
And the sting
That season change
is bound to bring
Then brave the brunt of
yes and no
To learn a humbler
letting go
Let me linger
but not too long
to catch the lyrics of
love’s song
That, as it fades
Grows sweet and strong
…still tangible
where echoes waft
The noise of boys and girls
grown soft
Upon the air
of night to night
And prayer on prayer,
oft taking flight
As hello hugs
and farewell tears
and tender tugs,
love's souvenirs
Compose tableaus
of yesteryears
...where, in the wake
of noon to noon/June to June
The ache of happiness
is strewn
Like minuets that
ebb and rush
Across shorelines,
blurred by a brush
that leaves no trace
save on my brow
where once-upon
a younger Now
Turned older
And meeker, somehow
...where love now wears
The priceless pain
Of sorrow like
A diamond-chain
I bind it round
My neck and heart
Like a valuable
Work of art
That I would never
Choose and yet
That I never want
To forget
Life's Hold-and-let-go
Minuet
© Janet Martin
