Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Say Yes

I say yes to a banana split with nuts and a cherry
Before breakfast, and not only on a Saturday
I am older. I could die tomorrow.
Or even tonight in my sleep, or in the next hour.

I say yes to driving nine hours to Milwaukee
On the spur of the moment with my granddaughter
Because she had read about a cat living in a store
And she wanted to see it, so now I do too.

I say yes to people who want to eat lunch with me
But not every day, because lunch time is for myself.
It is my poetry writing time. It is my relaxation.
I do it once or twice a month because I could die tomorrow.

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Ilene Bauer August 3, 2022 at 4:12 PM We should all follow this advice, Caren! So beautifully expressed! Caren Krutsinger August 3, 2022 at 11:26 PM Thank you Ilene. I have 6 more days of vacation!

L Milton Hankins August 2, 2022 at 5:17 PM Hmmm...well, to each his/her own. I mostly do what I want to do, not because I could die at any minute, but because I want to do it and who's to tell me I can't? Like when I decided to ride a Greyhound bus around the country. It was such an adventure. I must write about it sometime. Caren Krutsinger August 3, 2022 at 11:27 PM I would like to hear about that! I imagine you made friends on that bus. Was there singing? Did you take a guitar?