Monday, October 20, 2014

Five Years Into Retirement

[Normaphoto of backyard]
Gray fences, pushed
About by bushes, abandon
Euclid at burled trunks.
Trees outline eccentricities.
Mind divided from a park
By palings sees each
Limb beckon in wind.
Gardens call, and by
Reckoning of
Fall leaves, light, rain
And shadow, go where no
Fences are at all.

7 comments:

  1. Dear Geo.,
    the freedom from stern geometry or the formal demands of professional life - showing what the heart already knew: life is not submitting into parallel postulate, Euclid's angles - it is curved, as the beautiful photo shows, and one might pay for beauty, which is not always perfect but might be burled, with a few raindrops or tears and leaves under the feet, and the sight might be slightly blurred - nevertheless it is worth to be free, in the real world.

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  2. I like the compactness of your imagery.

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  3. No longer held in by the fences of "have to" and the restraints of a job, we go into our golden years(?) with a freedom of choice. It is mostly all good.

    I hope these five years have been enjoyable for you.

    I love the Normaphoto. Your backyard looks like a lovely place to spend your days.

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  4. What a charming spot. I too would enjoy relaxing there as it rains ever so softly.

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  5. I hope these five years of no fences have offered miles of free thoughts and horizons of hope.
    Your view looks enchanted.

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  6. Such a wonderful post, Geo, thank you so much for sharing...and I love that photo!
    A heartfelt thanks for the birthday wishes, I really appreciate it! :)

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  7. Oh, how I love those last two lines, Geo.

    Pearl

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