Sometimes my walk is perfect
Like today
When the songs of my youth
Can touch me once again

And they remind me
Of a different time
When we were all searching
Though clouds got in our way

And it took me to that time
Innocent and free
When we actually cared
And tried to make a better world

So thank you Joni and Billy and Van
And Bob and James and Neil and Paul
And Stevie and Jackson and Elton
And all of the legends of that time

You were my heroes then
And are my heroes now
And I listen to you today
With a smile and a hope

Not afraid of death
It’s dying I fear
So I take each breath
Happy to be here

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In touch with how I feel
And unafraid to share
Understanding it is real
And mine alone to bear

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Feeling happy and sad
At the same time
Doesn’t make me mad
For these moments are sublime

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My comfort zone
Has always been narrow
But it will need to expand
To accommodate tomorrow

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So much to do
So much to say
Ideas to brew
For another day

Wondering where the time went
As it is now my enemy
For the youthfulness I feel
Is betrayed by the number

Life is about love and fear
And now I live in fear
For love and health have betrayed me
And rearranged everything

Each day is a challenge
But each day has its rewards
As the pain subsides
Into tomorrow’s memory

I was in college over 50 years ago when I picked up the guitar. It was the era of the singer-songwriter, led of course by Bob Dylan. z

This is the first song I wrote and it still rings true to me today.

Where is my direction
I don’t know
Should I make corrections
I don’t know

I’m now realizing
How lost I am
And how appropriate
The word is