“Changed.
I say I’m changed.
Ironing out one’s deepest wrinkles
Isn’t strange.”<\/p>\n
“Gone.
Perhaps gone on.
Those wanderlusting feelings
Once so strong.”<\/p>\n
“Clear.
Horizon’s clear.
I see where I must go
While standing here.”<\/p>\n
“Hope.
That helps me cope.
Even though I’ve started down
The dark and dusty slope.”<\/p>\n
“Resolved.
To not look back.
In longing or in anger
And get off track.”<\/p>\n
“Possessed.
Not a possessor.
By a Spirit not my own
I’m made confessor.”<\/p>\n
“Consumed.
Not a consumer.
There’s room for growth
In a late bloomer.”<\/p>\n
“Changed.
But for the better.
The Giver has tranformed
A greedy getter.”<\/p>\n
In short—-
Spotless leopards can adapt
Old dog saying isn’t apt.<\/p>\n
For my Father on his 90th birthday– May 31 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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