new challenge

wandering is beyond me now

simple freedom to explore

without ‘looking for’

 but merely observing for the joy of immersing in the intricate interacting beauty

of natural surroundings

old age failings slow me

to study more closely immediate treasures in deeper focus

too wonderful for me

our minds conquer

time and distance

to maintain connection

to loved ones

in physics

there is an odd, instantaneous

connection between some far-

separated particles that makes

no more sense

and yet is true

each time we think we know

perhaps it would be better

to smile to ourselves

and admit we could still be awed

by reality

did the sun rise

today slipped into morning

without our golds and mauves

auburns and brilliant yellow-whites

strange to feel the daylight on my cheek

without having greeted the dawn

with due awe