Old
age reminds us, passion does not last.
Oh,
you remember how it was, you couldn’t
wait.
You recall that flawless face, that come
hither
smile, that sumptuous figure. Even old
age
will never take those thoughts and images
away.
There is a great loss over time, however.
Life
is just that way. It is meant to be, for un-
relenting
passion shall eventually consume
both
body and mind. Passion is Nature’s trick
of
the trade. This is how a variety of species
proliferate.
Flowers bloom in wondrous and
vibrant
colors, and bees are drawn to light on
and
pollinate. Seeds drop in place or sail miles
seeking
fertile ground to germinate. An old friend
of
mine once told me that after fifty-years of
marriage
to his wife that to this day every time
she
enters the room, he still gets excited. They
have
three grown children together, and are
beyond
Nature’s time frame to procreate. Un-
ashamed,
he proudly admits that she still inspires
passion
and intense desire in him. Mostly these
days,
though, he writes poetry to her. As for me,
alone
now and in my golden years, I have managed
to
maintained a passion for writing as well. But then,
my
friends, that’s a whole other story.
-30-
Chris
Hanch 2-29-2020
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