what makes me a rich man

trees of gold

within walking distance

a sky

whose show

never twice

the same

friends

stopping by or

triangulating

for position

priority of

patience and forgiveness

darker days and

inner lights

closeness to aging, sickness and death

feeling grief and disappointment

generosity

humbling of parenthood

honoring ancestors

refusing to make

same mistakes

listening

sleeping apart

from a lover

and still loving