Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Birthdays

Birth - days
40 of them lined up 
to make you 
a man
ex-
perienced
at life
and beyond.
but you have missed
5 of them now
and I won-
der if
it
matters
any more...

Happy Birthday Brad


birth
hopeful, triumphant
beginning, propelling, embarking
on the road to tomorrow
today
death
cold, final
ending, transforming, culminating
closing the door of yesterday
forever

5 comments:

  1. hugs, happy birthday to your man....and his memory...and hugs to you on this day...

    heavy last verse there...in its truth...

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    1. @Brian: Thanks Brian. It seemed appropriate to balance the two.

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  2. Sending hugs and love in your direction, K. xoxo

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  3. Beautifully expressed, Katherine!

    Sending you a BIG hug....

    (((((((((( You )))))))))))

    I also enjoyed the last two verses. You're right, it's a balance. Like the changing of the seasons.

    X to you, my friend!

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