Don't fret it... place another notch on the facing of the door

My piece of mind takes me back
to a younger set of years
Your mom notched your growth
on the facing of the door
the more you grew
the more she knew
you were saying goodbye
an inch at a time
don't fret it...

her love was unconditional from the start

A ball as round and orange
as the light in the sky
from day light to dark
we played like fireflies
frenetic and paceless
Only stopping at the cry for food
and back to the cracked court
we dug with our pink hands
we didn't fret it...

all in a day's work

We don't easily forget
remember "Billy Goats Gruff"
it's in my heart
like an anvil in a baggie
the days before and since
point to that one
"best man" is stretching the
garment to fit the wearer
don't fret it...

I will

To the great future we strode
without a shadow of a doubt
and by the time the doubts came
we were far enough apart
to not see the other cringe
"You can start anywhere
once you find the right game"
the search is the real find
but don't fret it...

there isn't time

A practical nine years ago
I took a trusting wife
in a motley crew of witnesses
shortly you will as well
at least as well
My family hopes to witness
with yours an ending
of one search
and beginning of another
don't fret it...

place another notch on the facing of the door

Mountains

Mountains fascinate and inspire

A flatlander notes the difference 

A hill dweller sees how a hill does not compare well

Contrasts get our attention

The magic of mountains

Compares to the spirit of the sea

Mountains evoke challenge

To climb, sure

But also to conquer in other ways

literally and figuratively

I've seen mountain goats and big-horn sheep walking the rocky cliffs of mountainsides

A feat far from human 

It reminds me of our advantages over other species, but in areas of our choosing

We do not compare our climbing with that of goats and sheep

Or our flying with soaring eagles

We are wise this way

We look at a tall mountain and it reminds us of climbing and flying limitations

It's good for us to be humbled by a giant mountain

Reminded we are in and of nature

Not owner or manager

The ocean scares me the way tall mountains do

I can't swim or remain underwater like a fish

Swimming pools and climbing walls return a sense of security

Our relationship with mountains is themed by fear and thoughts of inadequacy

The mountain reminds me of struggle, of conquest, of obstacles, of success

Looking at a mountain in a time of struggle

Evokes thoughts of difficulty

But when I exult

The mountain speaks of how I overcame