Diana Darby ** "I V" ** Intravenous

Nature's Bounty

I am struggling against the tide.
Struggling against the ebb and flow
of age
and dollars and aches.
The morning stiffness
that claims my low back and limbs,
the fogginess of mind
that covers me daily.
Outside the leaves are coming down.
The long brown leaves
skinny as adolescent girls
cover the black mulch.
Nature knows when to come,
when to let go her bounty
and renew.
Not me.
I hold on till the end,
till
I have no choice
but to let go
in order
to become
who I am.