and miles to go before I sleep...

and miles to go before I sleep.

The news from the Doc is good, as I'd thought it would be,
but any time they start to cut on you, even little spots, you have to wonder.

Wonder how long this journey will run,
Wonder whether this is the last port of call of your creaky old cruise ship.

Wonder if you will get that new workshop you've wanted,
Find the love in the love you've had or have to search again.
This time encumbered with another burden.

So much left yet to do, so many plans, small or not, that would bear living.
and sadly, responsilbities as yet unshed.

... and as the poet said, miles to go before I sleep.

Comments: 15 ( 1 removed by Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. )

Cheryl W. May 11, 2007, 1:58pm EDT

Good one, and you're so right. Things like this definitely make you think of all that you still want and need to do. Glad all is well...

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Judy G. May 11, 2007, 2:01pm EDT

Looking ever forward, Lloyd. I wish you well. I wish you workshops filled with projects, whether finished or not; I wish you a love overflowing in your life; I wish you more good news from the Doc; and I wish you a sail filled with temperate breezes that take you lightly through this gift called life. Thanks for inviting us in today to share in your life. Prayers follow this posting. Blessings, Lloyd.

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Ron B. May 11, 2007, 2:27pm EDT

Great article. I can relate.

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Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. May 11, 2007, 2:40pm EDT

such friends.. even distant ones, are to be treasured.

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Karen M. May 11, 2007, 2:44pm EDT

Loved this ! Thanks for sharing...

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Layla Morgan Wilde May 11, 2007, 4:56pm EDT

Glad to hear the news was good and put everything into perspective ;-)

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Thom R. May 11, 2007, 4:57pm EDT

With each passsing year comes the dread of the doc's exam and the looks of consternation. Small things, ignored in the past are no longer ignored as I have aged they to have aged, now to become aeas of concern. The old knee injury, no longer wrap it in an ace, but to replace or rebuild. The old finger injuries, to rebuild or to wait and see? By the time I reach 70 I will be carrying a sign "Please turn off the metal detectors" or asking the security guards to step outside before I set off the alarms. Good article.

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Lisa J May 11, 2007, 11:07pm EDT

Lloyd, I honestly suspect most of us sit up one day and say, WAIT! I'm not DONE yet!!!

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Wilma M. May 11, 2007, 11:43pm EDT

Very thoughtful! Kind of makes me depressed as I worry about running out of time, before I run out of things I want to see - like my grand kids growing up.

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Oran Giblan May 12, 2007, 7:32pm EDT

I want to give up sometimes.
Wouldn't be prudent.
To much to "Gather" and learn.
Besides, the life policy is in arrears.
Those two things are all it's about.

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