midlife mania
the existential slide
age gains speed
the further down you go

I remember the climb
that great growth
of courage
grasping for the next level

aching for the top
then pausing for a moment
before sitting down
to enjoy the ride

the first 20, exciting
the thirties, getting somewhere
these early forties racing
with warp speed momentum

why have I been in such a hurry
I finally realize
grabbing the sides
and putting my legs to the edges
to slow my slide

a long lung swell breath in
vacuum sealed for as long as possible
and then with thoughtful timed release
I purposely reset the pace

to allow myself the time to consume the wonder of it all

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/13/2013 03:33PM by frost42_24.

when I used to hear people say 'you're over the hill' back when I was in my forties and fifties, I used to say, yah, but you should see the view over here...I can run in the fields here in the valley and go swimming in the river, so I don't have to be concerned about being over the hill: that seems to be how I missed my 'mid-life crisis.'

btw, excellent poem.

Thanks, Peter,

I'm actually enjoying my life in the 40s better than ever before. I have been feeling the weight of how fleeting it all is more now than before. That's the only part that sometimes brings me down. But I suppose if it lasted forever, we wouldn't appreciate it as much

thanks for the feedback-I actually almost deleted this one last night. Don't worry, I'm hanging in there. No plans to get a corvette and a young lover here. haha.

Nicely done, Frosty.

Les

thanks, Les.

Frosty:

Each phase of life has its own challenges and its own rewards. It is wiser and healthier to focus more on the rewards to come than to rue the challenges of the past, as you've done here. A fine poem.

Joe

Amen to that,Joe