Growing Up

Exterior wall painting in downtown Victoria.

And so it began

and has continued for a long time

almost six and a half decades

and what a ride.

Being raised up

falling down

running ecstatically

through fields of daisies

dragging my feet and my mind

through muddy pastures.

Reaching plateaus with

no goals in sight;

goals stewing inside

seemingly unrealistic and impossible.

just keepin’ on, keepin’ on ~

sometimes just because.

One minute at a time

One day at a time

One week at a time

One month at time

Calendar pages peeling back

to reveal each new day.

             ***

But tonight was a party

with laughter and fun

table groaning with food

choice of beverage
chocolate (cake)

Conversation: conservative and polite?

Not so!

Irrelevant
irreverent

tests of memory about movies and radio

who’s right about what stars

challenges with technology
some politics

banter and chatting

and so very much fun!

“It takes a long time to grow young.”

~ Pablo Picasso