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Thanks, Doug and Pat. As you both say, a bit comic, a bit sad. Ran out of oomph this week. Bill > On 12 Mar 2015, at 2:42 am, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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. >