Silence

When young, I cherished silence,

A welcome respite from the noise…

Now silence seems to camouflage,

Past memories and joys.

Silence now fuels paranoia;

A thud, wind, noises in my dreams…

Interrupt a good night’s sleep,

Nothing now is what it seems.

I sleep better thanks to alcohol,

And random texts from friends…

Who help retain our memories’ noise,

So each old comfort never ends.

This cliff dweller for almost 25 years,

Perched over a wind raged sea…

Is proud to be a survivor,

Although, it’s only my dog and me.

Reunion 2017

My very best friends from high school,

Are having a reunion tomorrow…

I’d give anything to be there;

Decades of memories to share and borrow.

We had marriages, now broken,

Children wiser from our mistakes….

We emerged as perfect parents,

After script upgrades and retakes.

My best friends had a reunion today,

They gave me a video call…

Seeing aging faces one by one,

I got to speak with them all.

Most said they were astonished,

I remembered everyone’s name…

I was surprised, after all these decades,

Our friendly bonds remained the same.

Feeling the first chill of Autumn,

Their voices warmed up my day…

Like the Rolling Stone’s lyrics in high school,

“Well Love is love, not fade away”.

October 12th, 2017

Tonight, the door blew open;

Winter entered the room…

Pushing Summer out the back door,

The good weather, gone too soon.

The electric blanket is turned on,

I’m holed up in an upstairs room…

The windows all are shuttered,

Still I can’t avoid the gloom.

Last week the water in the cove,

Mirrored a reflection of the moon …

This week the days grew darker,

And the seasons changed their tune.