another September
signposts
another birthday
this time 60
being on the tail end
of the boom part (booming party)
of the lucky post-war generation
and now we take everything with us
money
climate
democracy
civility
all swept up in our massive broom
rushing to personal happiness
our children
and their children
left
to try to stab the litter left behind
scraping it into plastic bags
and so I’m 60
20 years since 9/11
and 37 years since 1984
Orwellian nightmares notwithstanding
so tip my hat to youth
and say hello to autumn leaves brittling
