The rooster’s crow will soon be replaced

By the sprinkling sound of the pool’s artificial falls

The dancing trees twisting and bending in the wind

Now pushed away, replaced with wired music filling every space

As it squeezes to escape through meshed rectangles imbedded discretely in the walls

The safe hermitage hidden behind an automatic gate and

Protected by the ancient arms of giant live oak trees

Is now abandoned, traded for a prominently displayed welcome mat

Playing the opening act for glass walls and a magnetic pool of captured water

Excitement, anticipation, sadness, and hard work confuse the heart

Fresh choices filled with unseen horizons and perspectives

Stretch the imagination to extreme contortion

Refusing to concede to time boundary penetration

Limited by ones own decisions, helpless against destiny,

And bound by personal circumstances,

The journey is lived one second at a time

Awed by prospects and driven by a quest for purpose

With cherished friends and memories clinched close

Humility, compassion, and gratitude anchored deeply in the soul,

Past and future hopes blend to reveal the present realities and exciting

Possibilities of today soon to be followed by tomorrow