The Perfect Life

I made four huge decisions

That others thought quite insane…

Yet I’m here to tell the naysayers,

I would do the same again.

I chose different destinations,

Where my curious roads would end…

Marfargoa, and then Carmel,

Whidbey Island, after Jenny Lind.

Marfargoa, was the best of Okieville,

My soil, great neighbors and friends…

Every animal on the planet lived there;

The memory of the farm never ends.

Again, I made more lifelong friends,

Carmel, was living among the stars.

Celebrating, we toasted the good life,

as

 Julio Iglesias songs played in bars.

What can I say about Whidbey Island?

Such an incredible paradise,

Battered by constant winds,

While walking our dogs on ice.

Then there are the perfect days,

The most beautiful views on Earth…

Half of my life’s been spent here,

Validating the other half’s worth.

If you ever find a flat rock,

And skip it across a lake…

You’ve witnessed my life’s movie,

Recorded on the very first take.