Senescence begins the day you are born —
though youth may eclipse it
with a potpourri path
kaleidoscopic and gleaming
like freshly cut kiwi.
You may seem to blaze every forward —
yet each year is but a slight caracol
toward the savage and rusty road of dependence —
Retaining full control of mind or body becoming
an uphill trek with each passing milestone.
The cure, the most potent balm being
the tickle of skin on skin,
a hand in your hand —
the tingle of love
and a dose of what is true.
This is a response to Shawna’s Melting Monday prompt at http://www.rosemarymint.wordpress.com and is also at Diverse Poets’ Pub at http://www.dversepoets.com!
Bootless Cries 
This brought tears to my eyes–so beautifully bittersweet. . .kind of like kiwi!
Thanks so much for reading, Ginny! Kiwi is great, isn’t it? 🙂
You are so strong with your endings: “and a dose of what is true” … That really sinks in.
I love the “kiwi path” photo you found; that is so cool. 🙂
Other than the ending, this is my favorite part:
“yet each year is but a slight caracol
toward the savage and rusty road of dependence”
Thanks, Shawna – for reading and for the great words. I really didn’t know where that list would take me. And it’s so neat to see how it takes people in different directions!
I’m SO glad you linked up to dverse for Open Link Night. I don’t know why I didn’t suggest it earlier!
I saw Ginny did so I thought “what the heck!” 🙂
No one will ever know if you delete these comments. 🙂
🙂
Love this, especially:
The cure, the balm being
the tickle of skin on skin,
a hand in your hand –
the tingle of love
and a dose of what is true
Thanks so much for visiting! I appreciate you reading!
the tingle of love and a dose of what is true…nice close…both of those are very nice sensations..thanks for sharing it at dverse as well…
Thanks so much for reading, Brian!
a Potpourri Path for sure…and bittersweet sometimes as someone said above..great on the tingle of love and a dose of what is true..
Much appreciate you stopping by, Claudia!
Wow, I love this. Amazing sensory details here throughout — “the tickle of skin on skin” More more more, please 😉
🙂 Thanks so much for reading, Alexandra!
Anne Katherine, are you going to try this week’s prompt? I’d love for you to join in every week. 🙂