
Mark the tasks
monitor the progress
trace the years
that move ever faster
measure the pace
and consider the ground
deliberate each choice
without a snap impulse
or leap without looking
and live without fear
exuberant and joyful
with each new day
life is a fierce celebration
of grit and will
a smile that returns
even in the harsh moments
we are not unsinkable
but we learned to swim
and so we set our sights
on the Northern Star
arrows aiming forever
home – Caroline A. Slee