life changes

life changes in the briefest moment

dad fell, broke his neck, was paralyzed

so i recognized possibilities as

i stood suddenly knowing

i was going down before i could do

anything to stop or break my fall

i did survive intact, but know now

i may need to change my solitary life

although i love my home in the country

with unexpected visits by deer, elk

young bobcat, snowy owl, cougar

humble before nature

given a choice

let’s always to defer to nature

acknowledging our humble place

as we strive to learn

rather than conquer

decision over returning

from ‘daylight saving’

would suit our position

in the universe better

with noon being when the sun

is highest over head

until we learn the true advantages

and disasters of skewing an hour

either way

nature has its own consequences

which we often learn to our sorrow