Be yourself, and in extremis
be yourself extremely.
For this is the way you will be remembered,
and this is the way you will die.
poem by rachel mcalpine cc-by-2.0
More tips on dying well
Poems
Starting
start the day right
start the right day on the right foot
right this very now
and if in doubt
reroute, restart, rewrite the day
any old why or how
pic & poem by rachel mcalpine cc-by-2.0
For a minute
For a minute you thought
like a mythical hippo
that it was Monday.
Eat blueberries.
Yesterday’s treat
is tomorrow’s mythical cure.
From Senior Poems by Rachel McAlpine
Lacy
The sternest man in town
is wearing lacy knickers
and smiling in his thighs.
poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY
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Footpaths
Heavenly footpaths.
At knee height
explosion of peonies.
poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY, photo of Inari Shrine by jpeligen CC BY-NC-SA
What if
What if your child was sad
to the bone
and you didn’t know?
photo and poem by Rachel McAlpine
Cats crying
Cats crying under my balcony
remind me of cats crying
somewhere else. But sadder.
photo and poem by Rachel McAlpine
A mask
In a personal
ground-level
crisis
a mask may descend.
Take it off.
Then attend
to a child
or a friend.
Poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
Fortunately
Fortunately
this experience gives you
the experience required
to survive
an experience
like this.
poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
A useful tip
When in doubt
do something
that you’ve done before.
When in pain
do something
that you’ll never do again.
poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
Poems in the wild—Rachel McAlpine 