Life Journey WIth Food

Skinny little girl enjoying her parents cooking
Rebellious fearful teen refusing to eat
Busy adult with no time to eat
Finally slowing down and enjoying life and food
Finding the balance

Not Dead Yet

Each day brings beauty and joy
You must look for it
Some days it is hard to find

The budding tree in the spring
The smile of a child
The sun in a bright blue sky

Each day brings sadness
You can't hide from it
Some days you cannot hide

The death of a friend
The tears of a child
The dark and terrible storm

Each day we strive to see the good
You must celebrate it
Some days you hold on for dear life

--Margaret Westlake
April 6, 2016 

Preparing to Leave

The day has disappeared
Some good some not so much
But it has flown by
So much to get done

Appointments
Preparations
Goodbyes

All important matters
But too many to do
Just wanting to be done
And on the road again

--Margaret Westlake
April 5, 2016

Rolling Stone

Freeing myself of the moss of months of limited mobility
Eliminating the excess debris collected in the waiting here
Spring brings a longing for the freedom of being out there somewhere, anywhere
Roads beckon, oceans call, forests sing to me, and the mountains wait for me

Once this place called and I came but now it stifles me and I ache to leave
Knowing that a few weeks or months from now that I'll ache to return
So many places yet to see, so many places to return to
I know I must roll on, ride on, walk on, and climb on

It is nearly time to go

--Margaret Westlake
April 4, 2016

April Anniversaries

Bright yellow eyes
Following the sun
Too soon to leave
Gone to summer green

Tiny baby boy
Following the light
Too soon to leave
Gone to a grave so cold

Laughing ginger man
Following me home
Not one to leave
Keeping me warm


--Margaret Westlake
April 3, 2016

Slow down

Leaving the freeway behind
Slowing way down
Driving into the sunset
On a one lane dirt road
Over the mountain
Twisting and turning

This was my day
This is my life

--Margaret Westlake
April 2, 2016

To those who have gone before

You were in my life
You made me more than I was
And then you were gone

Too soon you left us
Too soon you went away
And we were left to go on

Walls can keep you from hurting
Walls can keep away the pain
And walls block out the joy

I will continue to love
I will continue to see the beauty and joy
And I will go on without you by my side

Memories overwhelm me with sadness
Memories hold me up and give me joy
And I will cherish them and keep you in my heart forever

-- Margaret Westlake
    April 1, 2016