'Twas a year
with great change, now we're in our new place,
Old home's sale
to arrange, all our things boxed in space.
Our whole life
took a turn, years of things, all gone past,
Lots of new
things to learn, and each day goes by fast.
Rugged
mountains at peace, like strong gymnasts with grace,
Hard reserves
soft as fleece, light and clouds skim their face.
So much there
to explore, weekly treks unsurpassed,
What's tonight
got in store? Purple sunsets don't last.
Hot tub stars
sail on by, make our slopes seem so young,
Nightly smile
from our high, catch some flakes on your tongue.
Very cold on
our cheeks, yet our muscles relax,
Neither one of
us speaks, deep slow breaths to the max.
The commute
every day with the mountains, each side,
Watch for moose
on the way, steer downhill, brakes applied.
Karen drives
past the U, the VA on her left,
Inspirational
too, research ops, not bereft.
Every day,
something new, with top minds it's a breeze,
Each doc asks
for her view, which she offers with ease.
Afternoon up
the hill, back to mountain delights,
Never reaching
her fill, tackling new and great heights.
Alpine lakes
are close by, Crystal Lake favored most,
We take cheese
and some wine, raise our plastic to toast,
Private lake
with some deer, at most forty acres,
Forty minutes
from here, yet we, its sole takers.
At ten thousand
feet high, a short hike to its shore,
Lake trout
really do fly, above the ice they explore.
Right now the
thunder rolls, no storm around, just snow,
It's avalanche
controls, each boom shakes glass just so.
Can't see the
tops of slopes, new clouds appear like foam,
We skiers build
our hopes, five minutes from our home.
It's time to
use our pass, to ski each day we can,
Ignore your
shaking mass, the thunder booms again.
Summer, one day's tally, we did at least four parks,
Saw sun rise in the valley, some pre-historic sharks,
Rivers snaking,
cutting, through a thousand feet of stone,
Climbing,
hiking, drinking, watching sun descend alone.
Silly Sundays
our routine, outdoor concerts on most nights,
Sundance Films
must be seen, miles of trails, all at heights,
Farmers markets
and the arts, town parades, all come out,
Old hippies
with some money, how did this come about?
Most bring
munchies, cheese, and wine, to the city park to share,
Mellow
afternoon, divine, no mosquitoes, not a care,
Perfect temp
and sun is out, air is thin, but that's okay,
Main Street
pubs, without a doubt, each unique and worth a stay.
Jamie at Egyptian, summer camps as teacher's aide,
Continues on
the stage, but more back than front, and paid.
Then Alex sold
our old place, back in Tulsa she did stay,
Fresh flowers
just in case, and then she sold it in a day.
Drove Dad
through Arizona to our Utah home up high,
Defined our new
persona as we hiked up to the sky.
Then off to
school again so she could learn her carnal craft,
PT adrenaline,
and with friends, a shot, or draft.
Of course our
biggest dreams (and most came true this year),
Patrick with
Amanda beams, their lives as one, sincere.
The Kennas join the Gribbins for a journey convoluted,
We lifted up
our glasses, toasted with Swarovsky fluted.
Amanda planned
her party, added Oklahoma weather,
The food and
drink were hearty, nice words were said together.
Couldn't help
but recall when, my wife and I just started,
All the other
smiles back then, of many faces, since departed,
So much love we
share together, and to see it in one place,
Reminds me
we're all tethered, in a happy kind of space.
Facetimed, we
share our smiles, it helps the longing ease,
Helps us ignore
the miles, we can visit when we please.
Do enjoy each
time we hug, feel each breath, please make it last,
Electric love,
life's drug, when it sparks, it goes too fast.
I love you all,
I've said it. Just in case you did not know.
The clouds return. I edit.
To the mountaintop I go.