Charles Henderson Poet Free verse

Reckoning

I’m seventy three.
And still all me,  
with all my fingers and toes
but God only knows
what ever else.  

I know who I am.
The “who”of me.
I don’t dwell on what I’ve been
at times now and then 
of a lesser self. 

I improve, don’t you see
I learn, I teach. 
Needful to be all I can
Until time will ban
participation.

©  Feb 22 2010      Charles Henderson

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Vince Suzadail Jr. April 24, 2012 at 6:42 PM Congrats Charles on "Reckoning" being featured. Keep on truckin'.

Patrick Cornwall April 24, 2012 at 6:56 AM wonderful poem and congrats on feature...Patrick

Carol Sunshine Brown April 24, 2012 at 5:18 AM Congratulations on your featured poem this week Charles. Love, Carol

Carey Sokolowski February 23, 2010 at 11:51 AM would you like talk in chat?

Doris Culverhouse February 22, 2010 at 6:09 AM thanks for the inspiration!! God bless you! For the uplifting poem today.

Carol Sunshine Brown February 22, 2010 at 5:29 AM I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Charles. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol

Simone Segal February 22, 2010 at 3:58 AM Lovely write, thats what life is all about! love Simone