A Moment Of Kinship

Some have said life is short.
Yes, if you waste it.
Or if you can’t be bothered
with something because
you think life is too short.
But life is long so we can accomplish things,
build things, and worry, fret, stress, feel joy,
and spread some happiness.
Is there anyone
who can say that 70 years
is a short period of time?
When we were ten, anyone
over forty seemed unbelievably old.
My mother lived to almost 90,
and she thought that was too long.
Galapagos Tortoises can live
over 100 years.
Horses live to about 30 years.
And dogs and cats come up short.
But there was Spock’s
“Live long and prosper.”
I always loved that moment of kinship.
A wonderful way to wish us well.