POETRY

Up In the Air

Staying balanced — at least trying to!

This whole juggling life act is throwing me off-balance even as my hands and mind move without stopping and I toss myriad objects into the air and am always so pleasantly surprised when, for a second, I find myself juggling

just like the circus performer who casually throws flames and balls and fancy colored rings high into the air and trustingly, calmly, catches them as part of his daily work.

That’s my goal for now: develop and maintain the fine art of being a master juggler with work, rest, play and breathing in harmonious measure

and writing on Medium for extra fun, or to stay balanced, when life begins to feel askew.

As the expression goes, “laissez les bons temps rouler”

Let’s see how well I maintain my balancing act as this new school year begins