vulnerable with letting go

vulnerable with letting go

of health, cognition, physical abilities

confidence and sense of self

difficult not to strike out in defense

of what we thought we once were

so hard to accept the next step

into unknown realms is not an end

but a beginning to presence

without tears

green yellow

haiku

yellow where once green

persona remade in time

accepting winter

grace is not from me

how easily my kids accept

whoever wishes to join us at table

as though all little old ladies and men

were still respected human beings

although the rest of the world

seems not to believe that

how did they grow to be such

gracious persons?