I have lengthened my years
\nto suit my shortened time.
\nI have ordained a week
\nto be a year.
\nI will not ignore the taste
\nof bread,
\nof strawberries in my hand.
\nI will not waste time
\nin the gloom of self-foreboding.
\nI will be gentle to eyes
\nthat shine with verses.
\nSay hello to strangers.<\/p>\n
I will find a thousand years
\nin my remaining hours.
\nFall in love and be faithful.
\nGo to places I have never gone,
\nand see them higher than an
\neagle flies.
\nPlay ball and hide-and-seek
\nwith those I cherish,
\nand tell them how many times
\nto count forever,
\nthe times we live,
\nbefore I go to sleep
\nor leave them,
\nas long as light
\ncomes in me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have lengthened my years to suit my shortened time. I have ordained a week to be a year. I will not ignore the taste…<\/p>\n