TURNING SEVENTY
TURNING SEVENTY
Paucity of years left, beyond seventy
Yet memories in plenty
Do I want my life to extend ?
'Not afraid of death ' , I often pretend !
Should I add years to my life,
Or add life to my years !
I do both , through laughter and tears
Time flies like birds; with no hype.
Looking back in sadness,
Life seems a venture in madness,
Punctured by 'hurts and regrets '
Or a sullen, grey flatness.
And then through a rosy filter
Everything seems to alter
Luminous events- creative flowering and connectivity
Shimmering 'satory', serendipity.
What is the true assessment
Of a life in volatile ferment?
But why examine the years, gone by
When life ahead is forever opening a new firmament .
Everyday is a new melody, resonant
With a possibilities, pregnant
To make a difference
Sexy and sacrosanct.
Today is the first day , a new morn
Of my remaining life ahead
Forever being born
A new birthday to celebrate .
Everyday every birthday
May be the last of life lived till today
To harvest and to sow seeds
In peace , beyond love and hate , sad and gay!
Death closer,
No more so terrifying
Have jobs to do and savor
Missions to do or die, before dying.



