Life is a jumble of thises and that’s
(or “these” and “those,” if you insist)
Of cinnamon crumbles and baseballs and bats
It ebbs and it flows
It rises and falls
To the highest of highs
And the lowest of lows
Stuffed full with the corniest rhyming and rhythms
With splashes of horns and sparkling of cymbals
Tinkling of bells, explosive percussions
Music fills life in all its mutations
Moment by moment
The colors remain
Bright as the sun
Then gray as the rain
All of it is LIFE
LIFE in all-caps
From the first lullabye
To the sounding of taps
One bite at a time
Savored, enjoyed
The power of living
Of life
And of love
