I Still Am

 

Although I cannot explain,

the Universe out there

is nothing less than

incomprehensibly amazing

to me.

I could never be a physicist

or mathematician, beyond

simple 2 plus 2 math,

numbers, symbols

and calculations are

far to complicated for me.

I never had what it takes

to play sports professionally.

Muscle mass, exercise and

nutritional training were

never part of my physical

and mental regime.

I do have what it takes

on occasion

to be susceptibly

prone to making

bad choices

and stupid mistakes.

I did, however, manage

somehow making it to

nearly 77-years old and

gray in this lifetime

of mine.

By the looks and sound

of it, at this place in time,

breathing in and out, it

is apparent I still am alive.

              -30-

Chris Hanch 1-23-2024

Something About Forever

 

I shall not miss TV,

it shall prattle on for

centuries without me.

This life of mine

without a car turned

out to be a refreshing

bliss for me.

My list of things

to do slipped into

the rear view mirror,

and before I knew it,

I realized I could

do without.

I sometimes think

about the forever

darkness of death

which awaits us all.

Most of us would

like to be remembered

occasionally when

we’re gone.

But while I’m still

alive I realize what

it’s like to be forgotten.

In death nothing

matters anymore.

Not even a dim

and distant light

will shine on what

may have been.

Even forever is

a meaningless

unformed word

in the darkness

never to be heard.

                 -30-

Chris Hanch 1-22-2024

Happenings Today

 

My thoughts brought me to

then took me away from you.

Contemplating and reasoning

was the thing of fulfillment

and failure, imagining such

things of human conditioning.

Rightly or wrongly, I had to

rise from one side of the bed

today. Choices, it is said, we

have choices to be made. I

say these things because I can.

There are word images spread

out before us we don’t under-

tand. How many “Qs” do you

suppose are contained in a can

alphabet soup?

How are we supposed to make

sense out of random happen-

ings on any given day? I never

expected to hyphenate happen-

ings twice in one day. None

the less, done is done, and the

show must go on.

By tomorrow these words

shall be used in a refrain

to explain something else.

               -30-

Chris Hanch 1-8-2024

Another New Year Here

 

A New Year tomorrow,

and I am certain, more

of Mankind the Same—

Some good, some evil.

Always the shame and

the blame. The goodness

of the good hopeful to

remain. I for one have

seen the best of days

as I hobble my weary

way toward the Finish

Line, leaving trailings

of my best and worst

behind. Ah well, as

they say, life is lived

that way, one day at

a time. Fortunately,

I have had a heap of

those one days to

claim as mine. As I

have been told, nearly

eight billion humans

here on Planet Earth

with Time, The Captor

of All, having no

where else to go.

          -30-

Chris Hanch 12-31-2023

Some More about Words

 

Words, I love the sound

when spoken.

Words, I love their

presentation on the page.

Some words excite,

some are meant to entice.

Droll and voluptuous words

be that as it may.

I find words quite sufficient,

whatever the words may say.

Words to pick and choose

meaningful words, enunciated,

spelled out letter by letter,

words chosen, words dispatched

casually or in an emergency,

words which appreciate,

excoriate to regurgitate,

words selected to communicate,

words between you and me

transmitted each and every day.

                    -30-

Chris Hanch 12-30-2023

Perspective

Oceans rise and fall.

War of worlds

shall shamefully take

their place.

The moon has its phases

to consider in orbital rotation.

Loved ones have come

and gone.

Ah, the wonder and madness

of it all.

Bittersweet memories ripen

on the tree of life.

Each of us evaluate the gift

of today in our own way.

Win, lose or draw, it’s all

in the game.

Nothing real or imagined

ever remains the same.

               -30-

Chris Hanch 12-25-23

 

Evolution V

 

Apparently (seems to me),

peace on Earth struggles

to find its way.

Where humankind is concerned,

turmoil is prevalent on the

field of play.

Neither good nor evil, but

the Cosmos and evolution shall

impartially govern the day.

                   -30-

Chris Hanch 12-23-2023