In the Heart's Time
In the Heart’s Time
I can’t seem to wrap
My mind around aging
With it’s homage to achy bones
And knees that hurt like hell
When the rains come
Friends are falling ill
And the end game is creeping up
Like a silent shadow
On a midnight mission
Yet in my heart
Time moves much more slowly
Than calendar pages turn
But sunsets seem more urgent
Now that there are fewer to come
And precious music lifts my spirit
Even higher than ever before
Yet I love more freely now
Unafraid of being vulnerable
To men and women alike
As they journey through my life
Planting memories in my heart
Before moving on to perform
The same miraculous gifting
For the next fortunate soul
So, I choose the heart’s time
As I sit growing older
Watching shards of sunlight gently caress
The broad-leafed trees of summer…
Copyright © Art Fasbender | Year Posted 2019
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