Monday, November 6, 2023

My Middle Name

 


I'm seventy-five years old.

This is the middle

of the eighth decade

I've been blessed to live

on this beautiful earth.



The morning hours

of writing poetry

have been fulfilling and fruitful.

These past twelve years

passing too swiftly.



I am enriched every day

by observations of nature.

Grateful to God the Creator

for sensory awareness,

and for the freedom to explore. 



I am

accepting the past,

living in the present,

and anticipating the future

when I'll be running and writing.


My middle name is Gratitude.

© 2023 Richard Havenga




Photo Locations:

1. Canyonlands National Park - Utah

2. Home Deck - Cannonsburg, Michigan 

3. Butonbush - Kent County - Michigan

4. Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado



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