Treasure Trove

 

Thinking about my life.

That’s what old people do.

Lots of time, and yet so

little left.

Lots of reflection too,

about life and its meaning.

For me, the time for major

changes has passed,

never to retrieve except

in old and aging memories.

When I was a young man

I had the good fortune of

travel across the country

and abroad.

And all the experiences—

seeing, doing, feeling,

good times and bad,

joyous times and sad,

gains and losses, an

amalgam of opportunity

presented me, and roll

of the dice chances

taken randomly.

And for nearly 74-years of

wandering through the

seasons of life, I have survived

and thrived. Now disabled,

here in my golden years

with fond memories, I reside.

And still out there beyond

my reach and within, there

remain undiscovered worlds

with a treasure trove of beauty

and goodness yet to see.

         -30-

Chris Hanch 12-22-2020