
Sharon Lopez Mooney
Poet & Interfaith Chaplain

Somewhere days are being counted
take your precious life into your arms
the way you did when you first met yourself
admire its wrinkles and folds
tap your memory to the beat of your best years
toast every rung on the ladder you’ve climbed
parade through the house
stomp your feet to names you’ve been called
kick up dust from your corners
do-si-do with sorrow and regret
teach the chairs how to dance
sing with the curtains
sashay with the stairs
throw kisses to your umbra
celebrate
as tho
you are a note
about to fade!
Sharon Lopez Mooney, "Somewhere days are being counted", published in The Mindful Word, ed. Collective Members, Quebec, Canada, 07.23.2021, https://www.themindfulword.org/2021/poems-lopez-mooney-golden-years/