10 years old
Walking down the gravel road
Blowing dandelion dreams into the air
My roots firmly planted in my hometown.
20 years old
Missing a special little girl and family
2300 miles from that hometown
Learning the lessons of early adulthood.
30 years old
Starting my life over and finding new dreams
1500 miles from that hometown
Finding the love of my life
40 years old
My special girl gives me another girl to love
1500 miles from that hometown
Wondering what the second half of life will bring.
50 years old
Coming out the other side of cancer
1500 miles from that hometown
Finding a new inner peace.
60 years old
Heart broken from losing loved ones
1500 hundred miles from that hometown
The gift of early retirement and the sudden wealth of time.
Each decade has given me lessons to learn
People to love and keep close
Others to move on from
That miles do not exist between hearts.