Life Cycles

Today my baby turns 36.
We buried her daddy this week.
Her baby will turn 3 next week
I buried my daddy 3 years ago.

This month of February
so full of turnings, turnings
memories of days of delight
of days of sorrow,

confusion and wonder
times passage,
creeping along
rapidly

my grandmother used to tell
me "time goes faster when you are older."
my wise young self retorting
'grandma that doesn't make sense

sense making or not,
grandma was right,  life passes

birth
         then living
                         then death
thats how it goes

I am in the living now.

gloriafern February 2020