A poem …

Appraisal Life’s mystery deepens as time proceeds. He’s less sure now of everything. But doubt turns out to have its thrills. Nearby Muzak — or whatever — plays a vintage tune Conjuring parties long past, elsewhere some tabloid Headlines a famous beauty’s imminent demise. Life’s mystery deepens as time proceeds. The past catches up as the future recedes, While deflowered winter courts the barren heart.