[Rimbaud] just went about living each day as it came along,
with its own set of questions and phenomena.
- John Ashbery
I want to begin by retooling my second act.
It's not as if I haven't been keeping apace.
My neighbors I'm sure would attest to my valiant effort:
up at the crack of dawn, counting my blessings,
thinking about the good things that the day can bring
oblivious to its ups and downs.
So much has happened since we last commiserated,
I feel overwhelmed by the need to fill you in.
Perhaps it would be better to take it a little at a time
and see what develops.
Nothing like a hot bath to put things in perspective
and to help keep one's nose clean.
Business as usual, isn't that what they say?
Of course, a few trips to the pharmacy could change that.
All this talk about cholesterol has given me a headache
especially with the fax machine so close at hand.
I'd like to put it behind us once and for all and move on,
if only for the time being.
