AGING WEATHERED DRIFTWOOD

Across the foggy bay

Ancient lighthouse beckons

Through gale and harbor mist

Deathly still

Borrowed passage unknown

Treacherous rocked strewn current

Majestic presence looming

Just beyond the sacred reef

Lunacy lagoon

I flow

Aging weathered driftwood

Flotsam and jetsam

Tidal moonlit ebb  

Reviewing my life’s story

Starry evenings wake

Boiling it all down

To bite sized metaphors

Select precious moments

Those that were worth a damn

My journey has been long

Self imposed cilice

Finally reaching the trade winds

No room for armchair critics

Misguided soothsayers

This trip I must make alone

Razors edge of life and death

It’s about true impact upon others

Positive contribution

Ionized exhortation

Constructing self esteem

Kind hearted empowerment

Depths of a brilliant smile

Cheerful eyes that penetrate

A lasting legacy of love

On the fringe is where I shall stay

Until my purpose here is served

© Bill Grimes Jr.  2006