Shimmering emerald lake water yielding
To an outcropping of exposed sediment
Chirpity
chirpitum songbird connecting me
To where
retirees’ conundrum come from
Like that
man with a camera on an orange-blossom tree
Or me on
a bench with paper, books, and a pencil
With the
audacity to think anyone would care what I see
That we
are doing anything more than living leisurely
Not what
the egret needs for infinity
But a
place to be wanted, fulfilling others’ needs
With a
winding perimeter road on the long way home
How long
have I longed to be without obligations?
With only
willful commitments guiding me
And matter
to someone I love.
The
trickle called Han River? A token
Like the
leg propped on my thigh on the sofa;
What is
it compared to this vast lake?
Or the
caress of a lover giving more than she takes
It means
more to a pensioner than unsocial security
The hideaways
and trails to the shoreline and hills
Time to
be in the morning of a new life
Bike gliding
down the shaded road
Out of a
rut into new territories
Drinking from the lake of possibilities
That the
Great Spirit has offered me
May 6,
2021
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