summer moon on a cool night

who would have thought i'd do it again?
(not i, yet here i am.)


a night in which all is possible.
yawn in the pale moonlight.

wander down those streets alone in the dark.
meet friends in dark places.
smile at drunken hugs and wholehearted laughter.

it's a good time to be alive, these days.
you can't argue that.

i've got my memory and my health.
(for the present moment)
these are things to cherish because,
as anyone who has truly lived knows,
these things are fleeting.