hush!

ripples, quiet mirth

stolen glances

spirit soars,

plummets, takes flight

swoops down again.

All turnings

new beginnings.

dewdrops, smiles

tears, glisten in

winter rain.

snapdragon, fireflies

crackles and –

pop goes the corn.

freedom’s ways

love’s  goodbye

death,  mere nothingness.

number crunching

democracy, marches

overwhelming

calendar days

dawn of childhood

noontime manhood

supper in the evening

goodnight, tune off

Old age

a race

to the finishing line.

negativity

morning doom, positives fly

in the face.

traveler hear

the distant roar and wander ………….

on.