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THE "BIG Z" DAY
I face a major challenge
In each decade I survive.
There comes a day of reckoning
To thank God I’m still alive.
It’s a time for contemplation
Of my place along life’s way:
Have I accomplished anything?
Or just wasted every day?
Who am I now? How have I changed?
Have I kept my sense of humor?
Or do the years weigh me down
And turn me into a gloomer?
Have I been faithful to who I am,
Or let others call the shots?
Have I bloomed where I’ve been planted
Or yearned for other spots?
What lies ahead in the coming years?
Of course I cannot know,
But each "big Z" day gives me hope
To keep on keepin’ on, though slow!
"What is a "big Z" day," you ask.
"That time of joy and woe?"
It is my birthday each tenth year
That ends with number zero!
7 Mar 2010 - mshr
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