Moving Day

Moves define a lifetime journey
through dark valleys and bright hills

Friends come and go as one travels the crooked paths
strewn by smooth gravel and rocks

Excitement and sadness blend as the moving van
pulls up to our familiar streets of safety

The intruder opens its doors making room for memories
and artifacts collected along the way

Moving vans come in many different shapes and sizes—
from large 18-wheelers hauling entire families cross country

To trailers taking our sons and daughters
to universities and colleges

Some moves are blissful—that first house, first child, first grandchild,
some moves are sad—that first divorce, loss of a child or aging parent

Most moves signify hope and new beginnings
some moves denote an end to relationships and familiar faces

Most people are apt to stay put, content with their sameness
and life’s routines, a constant reminder of forbidden fruit

A few dare to embark on sudden journeys that pull at
their heartstrings, propelling them to exciting places

Thus, moving day is a momentous occasion, delineating before and after,
familiar and unknown, reality and fantasy

Let us be mindful that our final moving day can transport us
to glorious sunsets or colorless purgatory

The choice is ours—to take a chance on limitless rainbows,
or be left behind in total darkness