Over the Horizon

For Sue on the occasion of her retirement.

What lies in store for you,
For any of us,
in these uncertain times
When the world that we knew
is falling away.

We’re all taking leave from routine
Retiring from our usual pursuits
Adapting ourselves, 
our behaviors,
our thinking,
to a stricken world 
unseen in a century.

On this turbulent tide of change
Your little boat slips out of the workaday world
bobbing along with a motley fleet of vessels
As we navigate through the chop and fog
To a new world across the sea. 

About David Chilstrom

Born in Portland, Oregon; I’ve also lived in Boise Idaho, Seattle WA, and Colorado. My work life has mostly revolved around publishing in some form or another. I’ve worked decades as a printer and moved to digital publishing as a web, ebook, and database developer. I’ve lived communally most of my life, as a founding member of the Still Meadow community in Damascus, Oregon, at Sunrise Ranch near Loveland, Colorado and, since 2012, I’ve lived at Cascadia Commons with my partner Sue Staehli.