The stillness,
Spreading,
Slowing me down.
Anchored,
Observing,
Vicarious.
A passion to be young again
Stirs.
I pull myself loose.
But the process is irreversible.
The roots will grow,
Sink deeper,
Hold fast,
Until someday,
I am absorbed into the marrow.
~ Russ Allison Loar
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