Half A Lifetime

There for the first half,

Gone for the next,

Still present in mind,

Eternal.

Memories of walks

And childhood adventures,

Small hand in warm,

Safeguarding.

Lifted in praise

That filled only eyes,

Grateful to god

For you.

Wandering

Thoughts turn,

Spin on an axis.

Centred elsewhere.

The veil lifts, reveals the real.

Flipped coin.

Is it heads or tails?

Chance, opportunity,

Passing moments.

Fleeting. Too much lost.

Life calls,

Demands attention.

Present recalled.