lucky 13

lucky 13
i keep my notions in a cache
of digitalization
three thousand such or so i stash
right here in Gary Nation
and if you read this i am glad
and if you like it i rejoice
we share the journey i have had
and you have heard my online voice.
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it was a different life i led
way back in twenty twelve
a night clerk in a red-rocked stead
with passions yet to delve
flash forward through this decade-plus
new friends and venues, loves and loss,
and constancy with some of us
and cherishing beneath the gloss.
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Friends, my soul swells with the warmth you radiate. The most important part of my journey is the heart-to-heart interaction with those I admire and laugh with and love. May we all cherish each other whole-heartedly!