Nine Lives–and Counting
Just what does a life crisis mean;
a rattlesnake in a latrine?
Death has often confronted me
So far, I have escaped whoopee!
I have had a long happy life,
but i have had moments of strife.
“This too, will pass” i always said.
And then i quickly bowed my head.
Someone is watching over me.
Thanks is always necessary.
I always have to believe in prayer
but not just to someone up there.
The cosmos, of which i am a part,
has given me a grateful heart.

Walt Abbott–5-7-2009