Latching the Door

"Now the seasons are closing their files
on each of us, the heavy drawers
full of certificates rolling back
into the tree trunks, a few old papers
flocking away. Someone we loved
has fallen from our thoughts,
making a little, glittering splash
like a bicycle pushed by a breeze.
Otherwise, not much has happened..."

-   Ted Kooser, Year's End, excerpt 

No one can decide when to close your door.  When we take responsibility for how we interpret actions of others, we have to remember, they do not think like you think.  We have always had the answers and we also take responsibility for taking care of ourselves and ours.  Searching for meaning only gives us our meanings.  Life goes on and so must we.

And so, as the new decade rolls in, be good to yourself.  It's a new dawning of a new decade..make it a good one.  Latch the door when you must.



©Carol Desjarlais 1.30.19