From little 
to lots
and loss
from once 
to new
to next
and now 
from tempest
and tempting 
to calm
and careful 
so goes 
the boy
to man
and beyond 

I too
get tired
of the 
cackle crackle
and spit
of roasting 
of being
turned over 
and over 
at first 
ignored then 
paid attention 
to obsession 
where were
you when 
I was 
a calf
or a
cow quietly
munching grass 
now that 
I’m your
next meal
I’m important 
and you 
are impressed 

Do becomes be
a little drum
a march towards 
joy and happiness 
standards and routines 
a rote rowing 
oars in water 
taking one farther 
across languid lakes 
it’s not about 
reaching the shore 
just about being 
ones quiet do

Do not 
follow me 
for I
have no 
idea where
I’m going 
instead let 
us follow 
you and 
let’s both 
see where
we’ll go 

I live 
a life
of harmony 
a song
that sings
its melody 
at the 
crossroads of 
a life 
well lived 
of a
love given 
freely and 
without condition
and a
forgiveness that 
gives lift
to hope
like an 
invisible thermal