Evening benediction
Peace to those who are growing older
whose memory stretches farther back
than the foreseeable future
Peace to the years & decades
we wonder if we wasted—
the fallow times, or worse
Peace to the dead ends
to each bad decision
because we would not be
as wise as we are
without them.
From 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope