Memories of Youth

I miss the destinies 

The resolutions

Experiences

Dreams

 

I miss uncertainties

Successes

Failures

Lost friends

 

I miss adventures

Happy times 

Sad times

The unexpected 

 

Now I’m free 

No responsibilities

No deadlines

No time to waste

 

Memories live on 

Time moves forward

No do overs

Few regrets

 

I’ve had my time

But the record still plays

So I still dance

Just not the boogaloo or twist

 

I miss my youth 

But the party’s not over

So I’ll strut my stuff 

While the music still moves me

Simple Pleasures

Hot coffee brews on a cold morning.

Fleece lined jacket smells of campfire smoke

Sausage sizzles in cast iron skillet

 

Sun breaking over snow covered mountains

Wind whistles through evergreens

Night’s silence broken by dawn’s arrival 

 

Your sweetheart cuddles next to you

Aroma of dark roasted beans fills the air

She sips her coffee. “Sniff! Did you fart?”