Oh So Wise

I did it.
It took 80 years
But I did it.
I am wise
Oh, so wise.

I learned from the East:
Here is the only Now
Take naps
Love.
Be Lucky

I learned from the West:
Optimism
Keep trying
Have health insurance
Love. Be Lucky.

I learned from the poets:
Listen, feel, touch, taste
Remember, forget.
Be in awe.
Love. Be lucky.

I learned from my friends:
Take the high road
Vote right—left.
Be there—here
Love. Be Lucky.

I learned from the Jews:
To kvetch is human
To act, divine.
Love.
Be Lucky.

I learned from my children.
Mutual respect
Letting go
Forgiveness.
Love. Be lucky.

I learned from my husband:
Fearlessness, presence, laughter,
To love what is.
How easy
If you are lucky and he does the dishes.

I learned from the world:
Choose your place, carefully.
Chose your time, specifically.
And this above all
Be Lucky.

Poem of Reconciliation

For my inaugural post, here's my politics. An Ode to George W. Bush that I wrote in 2004:

In the spirit of the season
And reconciliation with
my Republican neighbors
I offer the following poem…

The election is over
The results are well known
The will of the people
Has clearly been shown.
We should show by our thoughts
Our words and our deeds
That unity is what
Our country now needs.

So lets all get together
Let bitterness pass.
I’ll hug your elephant
You kiss my ass.