Ah, to whom it this addressed, eh, Bill? Starts a bit comic & then…. Doug On Mar 10, 2015, at 3:29 PM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Retirement > > He was born for this. > Been retiring his whole life. > Withdrawing from expectations, > impositions. > > Not averse to company > but reluctant to join, > to step up. > Content to kick back. > > Opportunities rarely seized, > regrets unformed. > Days open up just wide > enough thank you. > > But then ... > No, there is no > but > then. > > bw > Douglas Barbour [log in to unmask] Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2 (UofAPress). Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). There is no life that does not rise melodic from scales of the marvelous. To which our grief refers. Robert Duncan.