I'll Get to it Today

The leftovers
A theme for PAD
The question for NaNo
Birthday gift for Bill
Writing something, anything
Make the Skywriters meeting
Leave the Halloween candy alone
Spend time with Jeni
Answer my email, get messages from IPhone
Get my conference material in order
Keep an attitude of thankfulness all day
Tell those I love that I do
Embrace the moment, seize the day
Clean up Halloween decorations
Dinner with daughter and son-in-law
Make Christmas card list and start
Give Lexi dawg her bath
Get nails done
Sign up for Christmas show
Send birthday cards to nieces
Find an art class
Sign up for Nov knitting classes
Take photos of our new house
Think about what furniture to take
How to decorate
Today
Perhaps a bit smaller list would
not set me up for failure?

No One Wants to Die

Death awaits us every one
tries to cloak itself in seduction
a cape of peace wrapped round us
a respite from racing the course.
We fight, hold off, refuse its
deceptive lure, most of the time
we know it for what it is. We fight,
do what needs to be done to survive
to allow ourselves one more shot
at this life we find worth living.