Leap Year

“Now I’m Wondering Where the Day Went” (with thanks to Sunni Pompeii)

Age changes our perceptions, our perspective;
it reveals a different view in the reflection of truth.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
is the fairness to which we now aspire that of physicality or justice?

Do we still strive for beauty of face and form
or is our desire for beauty of heart, and excellence of character?

Are the pleasures of flesh defined by sexuality and luxury
or rather good food, comfortable surroundings, and a lack of physical discomfort and tenderness?

Does time bring neediness or expansiveness, softness or brittleness, bitterness or appreciation?

Which is more important: being adored or being loved, getting or giving joy, being right, or being true?

Is the echo of our childish desires mimicked in our grown-up yearnings
or have we outgrown the looking glass of our youth?

Ronda R. Scott-Marak

© 29 February 2016