OF LIFE

I have been called Bobby and Barbie and Barb.

Have been called Honey and Dear and Babe.

I have been Mom and Mother and stock clerk and boss

And sales clerk and owner and broker and aide.

I have climbed mountains and hills and trails.

Have crossed plains, valleys and streams.

I have seen heat and eclipse and sunshine and rain

And star light and dark nights and streaking moon beams.

I have seen Mexico, Central America and Greece.

Seen tropical islands and the DC.

I have seen thirty eight states, two oceans and the Gulf,

And Hawaii and Alaska and some of the BC.

I have known love and happiness and grief.

Have known heartache and passion and joy.

I have known thrift and riches and success and loss,

And fear and disappointment at life's surprising ploys.