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Headstall's Reflections - 1. Chapter 1 The Walk
Headstall's Reflections
Chapter 1- The Walk
Raw nostrils flare as I pull in chilled air
Walking to placate my oft restless mind
I feel winter lurking in his ancient lair
Hiding behind his vague hunter’s blind
Where did warm spring and hot summer go?
Pondering time, earth’s sounds calm my soul
It won’t be much longer before we greet snow
And one more winter takes its inevitable toll
Another year older, Father Time ticks away
Weddings and funerals and births and deaths
I turn and trudge up where crunchy leaves lay
Some memories intrude and I take pained breaths
This cycle of life, well, it waits for no one
Swinging my legs in a ground eating stride
My futile attempt to outpace what's been done
It's time to let go of old tears I have cried
And hunker down for another frigid season
I’ve reached the crest of another big hill
I have to believe for every hurt there’s a reason
Life gives us challenges that require great will
So spring from your lair and bring on your worst
I still have good fight left in this old frame
For new mountains to climb, I have a great thirst
As long as I’m breathing, I’m winning this game
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