Around the Bend
The arc of life has taught me, time and time again
You never really know what’s just around the bend.
Once I could bend my body into a yoga pose;
Now it is more than I can do to even touch my toes.
The years fly by; so quickly spent;
Sometimes in sorrow, the Spirit Bent.
I used to bend to the will of others, thinking I had no choice;
But now in my senior years, I have found my voice!!
And what does my voice say, now that it’s my friend?
‘Bend toward your passion; that’s where you’ll be content.
Through songs and poetry, my Voice extends;
And as a poet, it’s mostly words I bend.
I bend more toward wisdom now , as I grow old;
Becoming a sage as I age, in touch with my old soul.
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