The Search for Meaning at 82

September Sky

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She was born on the cusp of Autumn

when Virgo was shading her eyes

against the sun

casting long shadows

across a Georgia landscape.

It is the cusp of beauty,

longing for the ideal,

for goals worthy of her effort.

Meanwhile -- roses fade,

once green leaves

turn brilliant . . . and fall.

The warmth and freedom of summer

drops quickly

 like crackly brown leaves

parched by too much sun.

In the end all she has is her own story

and the way she chooses

to reflect it

and live it to it’s end.

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Today, on her 82nd birthday

She is still writing questions on the

pages of her journals.

“Dear Diary,

What is the meaning of life?”

And then a funny response

will pop up and she must to draw a cartoon.

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Back in the 80s reading

Victor Frankl’s book

Man’s Search for Meaning

influenced the direction of her thinking.

Now she’s reading

The Pursuit of Meaning

She is pretty sure she has created

 the life she needs

to have the freedom to be herself.

like draw more journal sketches!

Yet, with freedom comes responsibility

which brings on a low grade anxiety

knowing that she must 

take care of herself, pay the bills,

tend the garden, make the bed,

empty the dish drain, and the garbage,

bake the bread like the Little Red Hen.

(Oops! The Little Red Hen now goes to

Trader Joe's or EarthFare)

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Once she felt proud to be able

to tie her Buster Brown Saddle oxfords.

Now, she is proud to have

figured out how to

Click and Drag on a laptop

in which she can “email” a friend. 

And figure out a keyboard!

~ ~ ~

Inadvertently she has been answering

the Meaning of Life question

all along by just being creative

in her own way,

like making the music video:

Shakespeare’s Tomorrow and Tomorrow with a Twist!

  ~ ~ ~

Producing this music video

used a lot of her skills:

like uploading her own music.

"Still Entranced" an instrumental piece.

and adding a garden photograph

and a bit of humor.

Tomorrow and Tomorrow still surprises her

every time she watches it!

And IS the meaning of her life.

Very fitting as she turns 82.

(thanks for watching)

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Shakespeare’s Tomorrow and Tomorrow with a Twist!

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