"Today, in the heaviness of this July heat,
word came of a friend’s diagnosis
with its sudden re-orderings
of time: ....."
word came of a friend’s diagnosis
with its sudden re-orderings
of time: ....."
....
A builder, he tells me
A builder, he tells me
he’s not afraid of dying, but of leaving
things half finished, his full shop and garage
things half finished, his full shop and garage
too heavy a weight to bequeath*
Some life events cause this "re-ordering of time..." Plans change, timelines change - everything changes.
Leaving things half finished - Boy, can I relate to this! Hopefully I have many healthy years ahead of me. I have too many half finished big projects - Bahamas history, family history, as well as family photos and artifacts.
*Shade by Dixie Partridge
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