I walk onto my deck in the evening
The lights glitter on my behalf
From across the Bay
Reminding me of the painting
Of the Starry Night over the Rhone
By Van Gogh, the Master of Light
Can I acknowledge
That I am Blessed
It is late afternoon, the days work is done
I sit beside my wife on our deck
Kathleen talks of caring for our children
And our friends
And a dear friend who yesterday
Died “with dignity” after a
Painful struggle with life
I am alive and in love with my wife
Can I acknowledge
That I am Blessed
I am reminded of a special play
Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”
Which I have seen many times
Beginning in High School
With an extraordinary
Performance, as the Stage Manager,
By my high school colleague,
Stacey Keach
Can I acknowledge
That I was blessed to know Stacey
