It Took Me 50 Years To Get Here

Today as I turn 50,

I say goodbye to my rocking 40s.

What a glorious decade it has been.

Full of ups and downs,

from boundless joy to gripping despair,

and everything in between.

My 40s started with a light whisper

of what was to come

And ended with resounding clarity,

and a loud shout

of how much “living” I have done,

but knowing there is still much left undone.

So, on this abundantly rainy Monday,

The second of my COVID birthdays

I will, as Billy Idol says, be dancing with myself,

as I celebrate this milestone birthday,

with the beginnings of a whisper

of the grand things yet to come.