seventy-three

three years and seven decades
have brought me to this time
days,weeks, months and years
and life has been sublime. . .

changing ponies as i rode
when i was young and lean
finding things along the way
that i had never seen. . .

never had a partner
that lasted very long
they came and went
like the lyrics of a song. . .

been a lot of places
flew like i had wings
no one has a better life
nor troubadours or kings . . .

March 8, 2009