When sun lights up trees

 at evening’s end, might we reflect

on light and endings?

~

In this life cycle,

the fading daylight opens

doors for glorious evenings.

Would you rather have

everything you want, or want

everything you have?

~

When younger I would

have chosen the former, but

now I would choose the latter.

Has gravity been

trumped by a politician

with very small hands?

~

Voting should be more

“the product of the masses”

not “the distance between them”.

Must one climb the hill

in order to more fully

appreciate the valley?

~

When one is truly

over the hill, it’s likely

appreciation will come.

What will be lost if

we follow blindly he who

 lacks both vision and compass?

~

One who dons the spurs,

and takes the cockpit blindly

likely’s fated for the pot.

Speaking of roosters

needing no ego boosters;

when’ll he learn he’s a cock?

~

According to him,

he has nothing left to learn.

What a crock for such a cock!

If some guys count their

chickens before they hatch, are

they political pollsters?

~

Not political;

but perhaps poult pollsters or, 

possibly, poultry pundits?

Do you still long for

all those endless youthful days

of lazy summers long past?

~

The longing is not

for lazy summers past but

for a lazy summer now.

Are there questions that

shouldn’t be asked and answers

that shouldn’t be given?

~

A question unasked

can not receive an answer;

but answers may be ignored.

As summer arrives,

will our flower gardens thrive,

or just fight to beat the heat?

~

We can give nature

a gentle assist and it

will make all the difference.