If you lived so full

That the new kept adding to the whole

No subtraction due to jaded attitude

No loss due to injury or illness

Just a full experience

Leaving you ready to absorb

Complete immersive music

Visiting Pali Gap and staying there

From the plateau

At the peak of life.

Can you remain calm, present and open

So the next passing chance has merit

We stayed in our circle

Decades in the circle of positivity

Moving through society

Enhancing the environment effortlessly

Once the day came

The ball paused

Hung in mid-air!

Mid-way in its high arc

Unsure for that brief moment

Whether to continue up

Or let the descent begin-

A moment to observe.

"Inevitable" some say

"Un-avoidable" say others

"When?" is the question

And to that no one answers clearly.

So you are left-

Parachute deployed

Falling ever so slowly

With variable updrafts,

Which are as meaningful as ever.