"Another Birthday," Carolyn J. Rebar

Another Birthday

By: Carolyn J. Rebar

My friend said

Write a new poem

A horn trio for inspiration

I was paralyzed

Now I walk and live

My daughter had breast cancer

Now I live

My DNA walks and talks

In my granddaughter

Now I live as the

Later years bring

Light of dawn as I rise again

As music begins, new music

I live and touch the end of my life

Why should I write anymore?

I will write until the white roses are gone

Until I say goodbye to the fireside,

The wine, the husband, the family

I live now but not later

Not later, live now.

(2013 Poetry Contest, 2nd Place, Wood County)