Growing Old

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All These Once Again

I want to climb once again in a waterfall,

Feeling its mist as I go.

I want to sing its tropical song,

Then jump into its pool below.

I want to once again see, hear, touch, smell, and taste,

Tropical beaches, winds, and seas.

I want to crack a coconut and make a sandcastle,

Then wipe the sand off my knees.

I want to see once again the sunset,

At Prince Kuhio Beach in Waikiki.

Then be up for the following sunrise.

With no other place to be.

I want to walk once again in a rainbow,

Engulfed in angel hair clouds.

I’ve done it at Waimea Canyon,

On a ridge-back far from the crowds.

I want to Eurail once again across Europe,

Spending weeks in a magical state.

Eating in the dining car with all new friends,

Then getting off to find a new fate.

I want to linger once again in the Holy Land,

Passing months in overpowering awe.

I want to touch and explore everything once again,

And in my diaries, record everything I saw.

I want to hike once again in the mountains,

And wade across a snow-melt stream.

Its liquid ice will freeze my legs,

Then I’ll thaw them in a sunbeam.

This is only a glimpse of a journey shaped by memory, place, and longing. Read the complete poem and experience the full journey by purchasing the full version.