Reasons and Rhymes

I've used up nearly all the primes of my life, Heard all the whistles, bells, and chimes of my life, And traced the seasons and the times of my life Through the ambiances and climes of my life. The squandered nickels and the dimes of my life, The acts of goodness and the crimes of my life, The dark despairs and bright sublimes of my life, The loves, the laughs, the grimes, and slimes of my life, The noisy words and pantomimes of my life Make up the reasons and the rhymes of my life. Author's note: This piece, dear readers, is, if you will, a sort of sequel to "The Seasons of My Life"