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Headstall's Reflections - 19. Chapter 19 Poetry Prompt 5- Changes
Headstall’s Reflections
Chapter 19 Changes
Bow, must I, beneath the burden of time
No longer considered to be in my prime
Exactly what heights do I scale from here?
Too smart or too stupid to acknowledge my fear
With some chapters written, the pages are filling
But it doesn’t yet mean hungry vultures are milling
With each new verse of my poetry crafted
New characters evolve and plotlines are drafted
A life full of challenges, each one of them met
Has instilled my belief I’ve not made my mark yet
An empty nest is soon my inescapable fate
By no means an ending, but an unrelished date
While the sun still rises and the road stretches long
I intend to stride forth and keep writing my song
Time may have taken, but more has it given
Not much sense being alive, if I’m no longer livin’
From birth there’s a journey we all have to face
It’s not the best plan to treat life like a race
And on those days when its hills rear too steep
Comes the time to reach inward and strive to dig deep
Climb up the harsh summit in spite of the pain
The toil, and the tears are worth what we gain
Waiting on the lee side is another gifted chance
To turn a crab’s crawl into a sea lion’s dance
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