From Isolation Into Contemplation of a Better Tomorrow, Part One

From Isolation Into Contemplation Of A Better Tomorrow, Part One When he rose that morn his old dog let out a bark shaving he saw night's foray had left a slash-mark, with smiling grin he recalled the glorious fight how he felled his attacker with a mighty right. Yes he thought, was fantastic to do such again remembering days of youth, a man among men and with that he began breakfast for his grandson just as he had now for almost two decades done. Why not he mused, let the lad sleep a little late for this golden new dawn he had a date with fate, his grandson would leave this cabin travelling forth into deep freezing lands of Alaska's far north. While he continued on his lonely existence fighting dark world, his own personal resistance ignoring broken heart, massive buckets of pain farming his wars, his bread made without any grain. Contemplating glory days of a wayward youth reminded then, Fate and Death -harbingers of truth both lie with a certain deep, vicious fortitude night and sleep, dreams gifts feeding darker attitudes. Robert J. Lindley, 11-12-2021 Narrative Note- Part one of a planned 4 part narrative but hey, with the uncertainty of life who knows, could be cut short or on a mere whim extended until another storm blows out the near fading lights…..