Saturday, September 12, 2015

1409 INTRO TO MY INEXPERIENCED ADVENTURES INTO PARENTING Part 42

2015
For those of you who raise an eyebrow to my definition of idyllic
Please note my awareness of this fact:  No one bats 1000
On the other hand, an  eye that proves well practiced at focusing
Positively on the ball will achieve success at an ever heightening degree
And so, if you ask: Annie, what about those, whom you love
Whose paths lead to places that do not grow closer to your own?
I'd reply:  Well, as choice factors in with fate, we'll grow further apart ...
However ... the special place, reserved in my heart, especially for
Each person I love, will remain theirs and theirs alone
And here's why that's true:
My attachment to 'never give up on love conquering all' remains
So strongly connected to hope, which I consciously
Inject with shots of patience, that any speck of skepticism
Concerning length of time apart, is swept
Sraight out of my head before doubt disturbs my peace of mind
And if that makes you call me Pollyana, please
Go right ahead, because over my lifetime
I've been called a lot worse than that by those who ...
Try as they may ... have yet to push my buttons
Dislodging me from this path where Socrates, rather
Than reactiveness, inspires my sense of logic to
Figure out how best to leap over or detour round
Any hurtle that blocks me from funneling my attention
Toward tunneling straight toward insight in hopes of
Continuing to experience life at its best until
Such time as fate taps me on the shoulder, suggesting it's
My turn to leave heaven on earth to mortals while
I adventure toward the great divide, where
The unknown awaits the arrival of my soul ...
Though even then ... the strength of my spirit will linger with
Loved ones, both near and far, in similar fashion to the
Legacy that we choose to adopt as our own each time
The spirit of Socrates, Austin, Gandhi, Twain,  Bombeck
James or The Bard comes to mind ... and
As that is what I've come to believe, I feel inspired to post
My adventures through personal growth, each day ...
As for now, David flew home, last night, and
Steven came for dinner with Ravi while Celina
Chose to enjoy a bit of peace and quiet, and
Guess what happened when, after dinner
Barry surprised us with a FaceTime call?
Tony and Ray were as delighted to 'play' with
Ravi as she showered them with delight by
Beaming smiles, bright as sunshine, at each one!
And as, happily, this morning, our sweet baby girl, whose
Heartfelt smile lifts spirits, all around, is due to
Arrive in her daddy's arms, once again, my perception
Concerning the existence of idyllic moments in time, which
Offer my heart reason to feel naught but joy
Comes true though perfection doth not exist
Annie

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