ninety not out

today was
is
the great grandmother in laws 90th birthday
a breakfast barbie
in true ozzie style
down by the river in the early morning sun
kids frolic in the coolish water
cousins kiss n meet n greet
the older sip freezing champagne and pass the time
with talk of weather and whose gonna have
the next littilie
I stay clear of that stuff
the bacon fries
the sausages sizzle
juice is drunk by the barrow full
and the matriarch herself
sits and takes it all in
i was listening to rohr a few days ago
about growing older n how
after 40, the second half of life
we have the two choices
cynicism of letting go
the matriarch has let go and has
be default
becoming a loving starlight
she is wise without being over bearing
gentle without being a walk over
can laugh n cry
at herself too
she herself says she will die happy
and then...
what about me
nearing the mid life period
i need to learning to let go too
n not carry stuff
but its good
to see
it can be done
fair thee well freends

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