Take Advantage

Creating music with Marc Bass and Peter Clark (not pictured) at my 50th birthday bash.

Take Advantage

3/2/11

I'm not a father or mother

who has learned to savor moments

when not in service to family,

career, making ends meet

with endless chores to accomplish,

plus extracurricular activities for kids

where quiet moments for self care are rare,

you'll find me on pendulum's other end

verily spoiled with few real imperatives,

of course, working to provide food, shelter, money,

takes toll on amount of leisure time,

but being single, except for dog, two cats,

gives me plenty of personal freedom,

so much so I fear I'm lazy,

full of ideas, dreams from Aquarian mind,

yet, slow on manifestation of any

as there's no one to answer to, impress,

only myself and the 'judge' inside

who rears ugly head at crucial times

when not satisfied with produced results,

true, stewing in juices is necessary

especially during winter 'kiva' moons introspection

while cycles of aging activate differing values,

yet, in recollecting life experiences

my greatest absorbed joy is when

I take advantage of moment to create.