"As the days dwindle down to a precious few..."

To Every Thing . . .There is a Season . . . .

Turn, Turn, Turn . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKP4cfU28vM

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life
buried deep
arises

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khby51sf82s

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Missouri Botanical Garden1

circling the garden
spring blossoms
encircle us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fTUj9mfnUk

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small star
radiates light
flowers bloom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc1ta1UMGeo

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summer breeze
sun’s warmth
book-in-lap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJOtaWyEzaI

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prairie’s voice
meadowlark
welcomes twilight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lngs9-X5cPM

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youthful drivers
high beams
no mirrors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7vvsHN1F3U

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elderly drivers
no beams
only mirrors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeDfgUvyKHk

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hormonal storms
adolescence. menopause.
serenity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAYv7CvqhbQ

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autumn sun
between clouds
warmth.chill

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https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/aria-code/episodes/aria-code-strauss-der-rosenkavalier-renee-fleming

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autumn leaves
blown along pavement
coming storm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9reuCbOMJU&list=PLqvKdB38BkuluADHbO0irvc_-mSyHbtTm&index=20

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don’t surrender
skip-in-the-step
to winter’s dangers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsjnWz2t7Ys

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winter night
snow falls
silence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NONg06Pf0v8

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  1. A beloved gem of St. Louis.
  2. This is a podcast discussing a great opera aria about aging, time, life, and love. It is sung by a woman in her autumn years expressing the warmth-chill bittersweetness of her affair with a young man in the bloom of his life. Even if you do not like opera, it is worth a listen.

2 Comments

  1. Linda Biegen

    Appreciate your effort for this journey of perspective. It was quite the ride.

    • Brian Vandenberg

      I had fun and I am happy you did too. Thanks, Linda.

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